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Letter

A case of progressive macular hypomelanosis successfully treated with benzoyl peroxide plus narrow-band UVB

Xin-Gang Wu Department of Dermatology, The Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Anhui Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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Ai-E Xu Department of Dermatology, The Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Anhui Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xian-Yan Luo Department of Dermatology, The Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Anhui Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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Xiu-Zu Song Department of Dermatology, The Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou, Anhui Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
Pages 367-368 | Received 02 Oct 2009, Accepted 05 Oct 2009, Published online: 05 Jun 2010

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