Diphencyprone Induced Vitiligo: A Case Report
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Diphencyprone Induced Vitiligo: A Case Report
Diphencyprone (DCP) is a contact sensitizer which is used to treat dermatological disorders with an immunological origin, such as extensive alopecia areata (AA). Vitiligo is a rare but known side effect of DPCP therapy which is formed in the treatment site or remote areas. In this paper a 37-year-old man developed alopecia totalis with loss of eyebrows and eyelashes who presented some vitiligo ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2012/356236