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December 2010 in “Transplantation Proceedings” Black hairy tongue can be an early sign of graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants.
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January 2017 in “JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH” A rare hair follicle tumor was found on a woman's vulva.
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March 2023 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” Ablative fractional laser treatment nearly matches the gene reduction effects of topical vismodegib in skin cancer.
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March 2003 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Trichofolliculoma has specific cytokeratin patterns that help in its diagnosis.
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