Monilethrix. Case report

European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-104

  Sotiriou, Elena ^a,b   Sotiriadis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hair shaft defect; Monilethrix

Indexed keywords

RETINOID;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HAIR; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MONILETHRIX; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0036996222     PISSN: 11227672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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