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Case Report

Hyperpigmentation on face and arms and thyrotoxicosis induced by amiodarone treatment

Emine ÜnalDepartment of Dermatology, Correspondence[email protected]
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Perihan PerkinDepartment of Internal Medicine,
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Ceyla Konca DeğertekinDepartment of Endocrinology, and
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Gülüşan ErgülDepartment of Pathology, Yildirim Beyazit University Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 98-100 | Received 20 Jan 2016, Accepted 17 Feb 2016, Published online: 30 Mar 2016

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