Oral Metformin for Treating Dermatological Diseases: A Systematic Review

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Published online July 24, 2020

Calvin T. Sung MD, MBA,a,b Tiffany Chao BS,a Alfred Lee MD,B Delila Pouldar Foulad MD,a Franchesca Choi BS RPh,a Margit Juhasz MD,a Allison Dobry MD,a Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska MD PhDa

aUniversity of California, Irvine, Department of Dermatology, Irvine, CA BUniversity of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA

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