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    Permanent Chemotherapy-Induced Nonscarring Alopecia and Premature Ovarian Failure

    Caroline Champagne, M.H. Taylor, Paul Farrant
    Studysummary This case report describes a 22-year-old woman who developed persistent, non-scarring hair loss and premature ovarian failure following a myeloablative umbilical cord transplant for acute myeloid leukemia.
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    2. Permanent Scalp Alopecia Related to Breast Cancer Chemotherapy by Sequential Fluorouracil/Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide (FEC) and Docetaxel: A Prospective Study of 20 Patients Annals of Oncology · 2012
    3. Permanent Alopecia After Systemic Chemotherapy: A Clinicopathological Study of 10 Cases The American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2011
    4. Six Cases of Permanent Alopecia After Various Conditioning Regimens Commonly Used in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Bone marrow transplantation · 2007
    5. Female Pattern Hair Loss Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2002

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