High-dose pulse corticosteroid therapy: Is it indicated for severe alopecia areata?

Dermatology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-192

  Friedli, A ^a   Salomon, D ^a   Saurat, J H ^a,b  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0034980082     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051634     Document Type: Editorial

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