Trichomegaly of the eyelashes in dermatomyositis [5]

Dermatology

Volumn 205, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 305-

  Sharma, R C ^a   Mahajan, V K ^a   Sharma, N L ^a   Sharma, Ashok ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Trichomegaly

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON A; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; LANOSTEROL; MINOXIDIL; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; PSORALEN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIASIS; LETTER; LIVER DISEASE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMEGALY;

ADULT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; EYELASHES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS;

EID: 0036976625     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065852     Document Type: Letter

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