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May 2024 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” Diphenylcyclopropenone is effective and safe for treating severe alopecia areata in children, with maintenance therapy reducing relapse risk.
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A man had a rare pigmented nodule on his scalp that developed from birthmarks.
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April 2002 in “Brain Research” Lower allopregnanolone levels increase stress-related dopamine release in the brain.
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