Minoxidil as a treatment for onychodystrophy: a systematic review

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Anagha B Thiagarajan et al. JAAD Int.2025.

.2025 Jun 23:22:46-48.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.05.014. eCollection 2025 Oct.

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine.

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Keywords: epidemiology; minoxidil; nail dystrophy; onychodystrophy.

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