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February 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A woman with cervical cancer had rare scalp metastasis causing a unique type of hair loss.
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A six-year-old girl with extra hair on her elbows was treated with hair removal methods.
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Basaloid follicular hamartoma is a rare, benign skin growth often misdiagnosed.