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January 2013 in “Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health” About 15% of adolescent girls in a region of India have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which is more common in those born by cesarean, with wisdom teeth, or with central obesity.
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Doctors should consider Netherton syndrome in patients with chronic skin and hair issues to avoid misdiagnosis.
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