Postoperative pressure induced alopecia: Report of a case and discussion of the role of apoptosis in non-scarring alopecia

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 357-361

  Hanly, Andrew J ^a   Jorda, Merce ^a   Badiavas, Evangelos ^b   Valencia, Isabel ^b   Elgart, George W ^b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANAPHASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY; CELL HYPOXIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 0032800776     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01857.x     Document Type: Article

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