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CASE REPORT

Successful Treatment of Minocycline-Induced Facial Hyperpigmentation with a Combination of Chemical Peels and Intense Pulsed Light

Yuan Li1 Dermatology Department, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9825-2676View further author information
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Xiaole Zhen1 Dermatology Department, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaojuan Yao1 Dermatology Department, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jiejie Lu1 Dermatology Department, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 253-256 | Received 27 Oct 2022, Accepted 19 Jan 2023, Published online: 26 Jan 2023

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