Coexistent Sarcoidosis and Alopecia Areata or Vitiligo: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
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Laura Melnick1, Karolyn A Wanat2, Roberto Novoa3, John Harris4, George Cotsarelis5 and Misha Rosenbach5* 1Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA 3Department of Dermatopathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA 4Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA 5Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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