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  1. Department of Dermatology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Metro Manila, Philippines

    Johannes F. Dayrit

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, De La Salle University Medical Center, Cavite, Philippines

    Johannes F. Dayrit

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  2. Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Pampanga, Philippines

    Maria Juliet Enriquez-Macarayo

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Dayrit, J.F. (2017). The Histopathology of Vitiligo in Brown Skin. In: Handog, E., Enriquez-Macarayo, M. (eds) Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3664-1_23

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