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Case Reports

Laugier-Hunziker syndrome: complete clearance of mucosal lentigines with a single session of Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser

Vivek NairDr Nair’s Skin Clinic & Hair Transplant Centre, Gurgaon, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 343-345 | Received 16 Oct 2018, Accepted 23 Jul 2019, Published online: 02 Sep 2019

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