A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss due to her increased medication, a rare side effect seen in some children.
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January 2022 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” Cryotherapy and steroid injections are similarly effective and safe for treating alopecia areata.
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