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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;40(12):5119-5120.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05882-6. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

Madarosis in acute Kawasaki disease-an uncustomary accompaniment

Pratap Kumar Patra  1 , Aaqib Zaffar Banday  1 , Ridhima Aggarwal  1 , Ankur Kumar Jindal  2 , Surjit Singh  1
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Editorial

Madarosis in acute Kawasaki disease-an uncustomary accompaniment

Pratap Kumar Patra et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Dec.
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Madarosis in acute Kawasaki disease. a loss of hair of both eyebrows (white arrows) and eyelashes (white arrowheads) noted at presentation; b closer view depicting the loss of hair of left eyebrow (white arrow) and left lower eyelash (white arrowhead); c: improvement in madarosis noted at 6 weeks of follow-up; d closer view depicting regrowth of hair of left eyebrow and eyelash (at 6 weeks)
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