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Evaluation of combined treatment with long-pulsed neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser and potassium hydroxide for the treatment of recalcitrant wart: a prospective comparative study

Fathia M. KhattabDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shrook A. KhashabaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Pages 56-60 | Received 08 Apr 2019, Accepted 07 May 2019, Published online: 29 May 2019

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