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January 2021 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Dupilumab may help children with alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis regrow hair.
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June 2014 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Clouston Syndrome can be linked to rare sweat gland tumors.
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