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CASE REPORT

Spotted leucoderma after treatment of facial hyperpigmentation on hemodialysis patients employing 1064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

Chian-Yaw Hwang Department of Dermatology, Taipei General Veterans Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chrang-Shi Lin Department of Dermatology and Department of Family Physician, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ming-Li Tseng Dr Tseng Private Skin Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Han-Nan Liu Department of Dermatology, Taipei General Veterans Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 47-50 | Received 14 Jun 2009, Accepted 25 Jul 2009, Published online: 23 Nov 2009

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