Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of 5% Cysteamine and 2% Kojic Acid Creams in the Treatment of Melasma in Indian Adult Females
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- 10.7759/cureus.81330
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- 2025-03-28
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- Cureus
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.81330,
title = {Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of 5\% Cysteamine and 2\% Kojic Acid Creams in the Treatment of Melasma in Indian Adult Females},
author = {Raji Patil and Dhiraj Dhoot and Ashwin Balasubramanian and Saiprasad Patil and Hanmant Barkate},
year = {2025},
journal = {Cureus},
doi = {10.7759/cureus.81330},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81330}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of 5% Cysteamine and 2% Kojic Acid Creams in the Treatment of Melasma in Indian Adult Females AU - Raji Patil AU - Dhiraj Dhoot AU - Ashwin Balasubramanian AU - Saiprasad Patil AU - Hanmant Barkate PY - 2025 JO - Cureus DO - 10.7759/cureus.81330 UR - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81330 ER -
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Patil, R., Dhoot, D., Balasubramanian, A., Patil, S., & Barkate, H. (2025). Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of 5% Cysteamine and 2% Kojic Acid Creams in the Treatment of Melasma in Indian Adult Females. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81330
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