Pityriasis alba: A study of pathogenic factors

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 463-468

  Blessmann Weber, M ^c   Sponchiado De Avila L G ^a   Albaneze, R ^a   Magalhaes De Oliveira O L ^c   Sudhaus, B D ^c   Ferreira Cestari, T ^b  

^a Santa Casa de Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Photobiology; Pityriasis alba; Ultraviolet B radiation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

DIPHENCYPRONE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PITYRIASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; XEROSIS;

BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PITYRIASIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036750452     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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