Alopecia mucinosa: Report of a case and review

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-128

  Anderson, Bryan E ^a   Mackley, Christine L ^a   Helm, Klaus F ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; MUCINOSIS, FOLLICULAR; PREDNISONE; SKIN;

EID: 0037367625     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-002-0103-8     Document Type: Article

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