A randomized double-blind study of inosiplex (Isoprinosine) therapy in patients with alopecia totalis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 977-983

  Galbraith, Gillian M P ^a   Thiers, Bruce H ^a   Jensen, Jeffrey ^b,c   Hoehler, Fred ^b,c  

^a Department of Basic and Clinical Immunology and Microbiology ^*

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Charleston ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHISOPRINOL; PLACEBO;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ALOPECIA TOTALIS; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; DRY SKIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTOXICATION; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY; THERAPY;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INOSINE; INOSINE PRANOBEX; MALE; PLACEBOS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCALP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023178480     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(87)70124-8     Document Type: Article

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