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Dapsone in immunoglobulin A–associated vasculitis

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MGB, SAGL, and GPM conceptualized the study. VR and POR wrote the first version of the manuscript. GPR critically revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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  1. Pediatric Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Vera Ramelli, Pietro O. Rinoldi, Mario G. Bianchetti & Gian Paolo Ramelli

  2. Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

    Mario G. Bianchetti

  3. Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, 1010, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Sebastiano A. G. Lava

  4. Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacological Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland

    Sebastiano A. G. Lava

  5. Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Gregorio P. Milani

  6. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Gregorio P. Milani

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Ramelli, V., Rinoldi, P.O., Bianchetti, M.G. et al. Dapsone in immunoglobulin A–associated vasculitis. Eur J Pediatr 178, 1913–1914 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-019-03472-y

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