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    Glossary Hydroquinone

    skin-lightening agent used to treat hyperpigmentation

    Hydroquinone is a skin-lightening agent commonly used in dermatology to treat hyperpigmentation conditions such as melasma, age spots, and acne scars. It works by inhibiting the enzyme tyrosinase, which is essential for the production of melanin, the pigment responsible for skin color.

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    1. Effects of Skin Lightening Cream Agents – Hydroquinone and Kojic Acid, on the Skin of Adult Female Experimental Rats Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2020 · 46 citations
    2. The first clinical experience on efficacy of topical flutamide on melasma compared with topical hydroquinone: a randomized clinical trial Drug Design Development and Therapy · 2015 · 38 citations
    3. A pilot study for triple combination therapy with a low-fluence 1064 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, hydroquinone cream and oral tranexamic acid for recalcitrant Riehl’s Melanosis Journal of dermatological treatment · 2016 · 36 citations
    4. Diagnostic utility of dermatoscopy in hydroquinone‐induced exogenous ochronosis International Journal of Dermatology · 2012 · 34 citations
    5. The Effect of Butin on the Vitiligo Mouse Model Induced by Hydroquinone 2017 · 23 citations
    6. Co-Drug Strategy for Promoting Skin Targeting and Minimizing the Transdermal Diffusion of Hydroquinone and Tranexamic Acid Current medicinal chemistry · 2013 · 21 citations
    7. The risk of hydroquinone and sunscreen over-absorption via photodamaged skin is not greater in senescent skin as compared to young skin: Nude mouse as an animal model International journal of pharmaceutics · 2014 · 18 citations
    8. Therapeutic effects of topical Mycophenolate mofetil on hydroquinone-induced depigmentation in Guinea pigs and mice Annals of Medicine · 2025
    9. An Open-Label Comparative Study on the Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy with Hydroquinone 4% Versus Hydroquinone 4% Alone in Melasma Dermatology Review · 2024
    10. 018 IMPACT OF COSMETIC PRODUCTS WITH HYDROQUINONE ON THE MEASURE OF CAPILLARY BLOOD SUGAR IN DIABETIC SENEGALESE WOMEN: CASE CONTROL STUDY Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2017
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