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January 2018 in “Cogent Medicine” Careful management of steroid use is crucial in pregnant women with bullous pemphigoid to avoid complications like Cushing syndrome.
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1 citations,
May 2019 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” New method, hair distribution width (HDW), improves accuracy in diagnosing androgenetic alopecia (AGA).