Partial response of severe alopecia areata to cyclosporine A

Dermatology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-69

  Ferrando, Juan ^a   Grimalt, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Dystonia, focal and segmental

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTEMA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ASTHENIA; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032769910     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018183     Document Type: Article

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