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Treatment of lichen amyloidosis with fractional CO2 laser and topical steroid: a preliminary study of 10 cases

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This study was supported by the Science and Technology Department of Shandong Province (2018GSF118030).

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    Meiling Wang, Yan Lin, Weizhi Wu, Yongmei Yu, Xiaodong Liu, Xiaoyuan Gao & Huaxu Liu

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Wang, M., Lin, Y., Wu, W. et al. Treatment of lichen amyloidosis with fractional CO2 laser and topical steroid: a preliminary study of 10 cases. Lasers Med Sci 36, 1123–1127 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03188-8

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