Generalized hypopigmentation due to imatinib: A fairness boon?
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Generalized hypopigmentation due to imatinib: a fairness boon?
Over 120 patients of CML or GIST are being treated with imatinib at our institute since 2001. For the last one year, during routine outdoor visits, many patients have been reporting that their skin was becoming fairer while on imatinib. We interviewed 26 patients regarding this side effect; 22 of the patients and their relatives confirmed this experience at varying durations of treatment (media...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.13788