Post-Stroke Asymmetric Prurigo Nodularis Responding to Dupilumab Treatment: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sammarra, I.; Bennardo, L.; Provenzano, E.; Patruno, C.; Nisticò, S.P. Post-Stroke Asymmetric Prurigo Nodularis Responding to Dupilumab Treatment: A Case Report. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050605
Sammarra I, Bennardo L, Provenzano E, Patruno C, Nisticò SP. Post-Stroke Asymmetric Prurigo Nodularis Responding to Dupilumab Treatment: A Case Report. Brain Sciences. 2022; 12(5):605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050605
Chicago/Turabian StyleSammarra, Ilaria, Luigi Bennardo, Eugenio Provenzano, Cataldo Patruno, and Steven Paul Nisticò. 2022. "Post-Stroke Asymmetric Prurigo Nodularis Responding to Dupilumab Treatment: A Case Report" Brain Sciences 12, no. 5: 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050605