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Hair and pigment

A comparative study between oral tranexamic acid versus oral tranexamic acid and Q-switched Nd-YAG laser in melasma treatment: a clinical and dermoscopic evaluation

Naglaa Agamiaa Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zoe Apallab State Hospital for Dermatologic and Venereologic Diseases, Thessalonik, Greece
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Walaa Salemc Hospital Administration, High Institute of Public Health. Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Wafaa Abdallaha Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Pages 819-826 | Received 06 Jul 2019, Accepted 26 Oct 2019, Published online: 07 Jan 2020

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