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Post-COVID pigment loss: the connection between vitiligo and the pandemic

Shahad Fahmi Dhaiban
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,
Salaa Zaki Abduljabbar Alfadagh
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,
Zahraa Mahmood Jasim
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College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2024; XLI (2): 197-202
Online publish date: 2024/04/09
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