Hyperpigmentation Following Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

    November 2013 in “ Case reports in dermatology ”
    Irma Margarita Pérez-Rodríguez, Martha Elena García-Meléndez, Kristian Eichelmann … Jorge Ocampo‐Candiani
    Studysummary This case report details a 57-year-old woman with frontal fibrosing alopecia who developed hyperpigmentation after treatment with dutasteride and pimecrolimus, highlighting no previously reported hyperpigmentation association with this combination.
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