Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 139-141 , January 2010

Follicular mucinosis: Clinical, histologic, and molecular remission with minocycline

  • Sareeta R.S. Parker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sareeta R. S. Parker, MD, Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Rd, NE, Building A, 1st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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  • Emma Murad, MD

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00128-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.031

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 139-141 , January 2010

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