Monilethrix - Improvement by hormonal influences?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-300

  Gebhardt, M ^a   Fischer, T ^a   Claussen, U ^a   Wollina, Uwe ^a   Elsner, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; MENSTRUATION; MONILETHRIX; NAIL DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SIBLING; SYNDROME;

CHILD; CYSTINE; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; PUBERTY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032816567     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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