Swollen Forehead

Judy Abu-Brown, MD
Diana Zheng, DO

American Family Physician. 2026;113(1):81-82.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

JUDY ABU-BROWN, MD, and DIANA ZHENG, DO, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Address correspondence to Judy Abu-Brown, MD, at judy.abu-brown@sluhn.org.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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