A Rare Complication of Follicular Hair Unit Extraction: Kaposi’s Varicelliform Eruption

    January 2016 in “ Dermatology practical & conceptual ”
    Ayşe Tülin Mansur, Gulsen Tukenmez Demirci, M Adnan Uzunismail, Semsi Yildiz
    Studysummary This report describes the first known case of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption occurring after a follicular unit extraction procedure, possibly linked to surgical trauma and post-surgical steroid use.
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    1. Complications in Hair-Restoration Surgery Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · 2013
    2. Surgical Complications In Hair Transplantation: A Series Of 533 Procedures Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2009
    3. Follicular Unit Extraction: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Hair Transplantation Dermatologic Surgery · 2002

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