Viewpoints in dermatology ● Correspondence
Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with hydrogen peroxide
R. Schianchi,
R. Schianchi
Centro Dermatologico Milanese (CDM), Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this author G. Nazzaro,
G. Nazzaro
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this author S. Veraldi,
S. Veraldi
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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R. Schianchi,
R. Schianchi
Centro Dermatologico Milanese (CDM), Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this author G. Nazzaro,
G. Nazzaro
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this author S. Veraldi,
S. Veraldi
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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First published: 23 October 2017
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