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    Post-Finasteride Adverse Effects in Male Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report of Vitiligo

    January 2017 in “ Skin Pharmacology and Physiology ”
    Ion G. Motofei, David L. Rowland, Simona Roxana Georgescu … Ioanel Sinescu
    Studysummary This case report describes a 52-year-old man who developed generalized vitiligo two months after stopping finasteride and suggests this may be part of post-finasteride syndrome.
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