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January 2014 in “Case reports in endocrinology” A woman's excessive hair growth was caused by a rare benign tumor in her adrenal gland, which was successfully removed.
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A young woman with kidney failure had hair loss due to a common hormonal disorder, which improved with hormone therapy.
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