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Use mild topical steroids to avoid side effects, especially in children.
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Combining systemic steroids and dithranol can effectively regrow hair in severe alopecia areata.
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April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab significantly reduced cancer in a young woman with adrenocortical carcinoma.
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Topical corticosteroids are effective for skin conditions but can have side effects.
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May 2023 in “Annales d'Endocrinologie” Metformin can help prevent the side effects of glucocorticoid medications on metabolism.