Folliculitis decalvans: Successful treatment with a combination of rifampicin and topical mupirocin [3]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 180-181

  Kaur, Sukhjot ^a   Kanwar, Amrinder J ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Folliculitis decalvans; Mupirocin; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS DECALVANS; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SCALP; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036221394     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00246.x     Document Type: Letter

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