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April 2023 in “JAAD Case Reports” Topical clascoterone may help treat hidradenitis suppurativa.
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A woman and her guinea pig were successfully treated for a fungal infection.
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August 2012 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” A woman's hyperandrogenism was caused by a genetic mutation leading to non-classic adrenogenital syndrome.
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