Localized Trichorrhexis Nodosa Due to Compulsive Minoxidil Application

January 2002 in “ Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas ”

Salvio Serrano Ortega, I. Fernández-Ángel, M.a Cruz Martín Sánchez, María Cristina Serrano Falcón, Francisco Javier Cañizares García

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