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. 2018 Oct;35(5):530-531.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2018.75748. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Acute urticaria: an extremely rare adverse effect of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system as a possible manifestation of progestogen hypersensitivity syndrome

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Acute urticaria: an extremely rare adverse effect of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system as a possible manifestation of progestogen hypersensitivity syndrome

Justyna Emeryk-Maksymiuk et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2018 Oct.
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Urticaria after Mirena®

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