Transient leucoderma appearing in an untreated area following contact immunotherapy for alopecia areata

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-126

  Nasca, Maria Rita ^a   Micali, Giuseppe ^a   Pulvirenti, Nella ^a   Licastro Cicero, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Contact immunotherapy; Hypopigmentation; Leucoderma; Squaric acid dibutylester

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE TRANSFER FACTOR; SQUARIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LEUKODERMA; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CYCLOBUTANES; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0031897896     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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