Author(s)

Elena C Montero*¹, Kirsi Isoherranen^2
1Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor y Virgen de la Torre, C/ Puerto de Lumbreras, 5, Vallecas Villa, 28031 Madrid, Spain
²Helsinki University Hospital/Skin and Allergy Hospital, Meilahdentie 2, 00029 HUS, Finland

*Corresponding author email elenacondemontero@gmail.com

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