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. 1982 Dec;75(12):963–965. doi: 10.1177/014107688207501208

Alopecia areata treated with topical minoxidil^¹

David A Fenton, John D Wilkinson

PMCID: PMC1438484 PMID: 7175887

Abstract

Two cases of long-standing alopecia totalis treated with topical minoxidil are described. The mechanism of minoxidil hypertrichosis is discussed.

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