Nickel Allergy After a Negative Test Result Following Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum: a Case Report

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  • José Fontoura-Matias Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7719-8831
  • Joana Pereira-Nunes Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5336-8760
  • Sofia Vasconcelos-Castro Department of Pediatric Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-7324
  • Nuno Gomes Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Ana Paula Cunha Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Miguel Soares-Oliveira Department of Pediatric Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-8026

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14-01-2023

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Fontoura-Matias J, Pereira-Nunes J, Vasconcelos-Castro S, Gomes N, Cunha AP, Soares-Oliveira M. Nickel Allergy After a Negative Test Result Following Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum: a Case Report. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 14 [cited 2024 Apr. 23];29(4):59-60. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/257

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