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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 284-285 |
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New-onset androgenic alopecia following human chorionic gonadotropic diet and testosterone pellet implantation
Jacob Griggs, Hind Almohanna, Azhar Ahmed, Antonella Tosti
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Correspondence Address:
Mr. Jacob Griggs
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th Ave., Suite 2175, Miami 33136, Florida
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_75_18
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A diet involving human chorionic gonadotropic (hCG) injections combined with extreme caloric restriction is sometimes undertaken by people desiring rapid weight loss. We report a patient with new-onset androgenic alopecia following hCG diet combined with the implantation of testosterone pellets.
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