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Diagnosing and managing monilethrix is harder when it occurs with other hair loss conditions.
Diagnosing and managing monilethrix is harder when it occurs with other hair loss conditions.
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Melanocytes can regenerate around hair follicles in bullous pemphigoid, especially in patients with darker skin.