Cutaneous latanoprost in the treatment of alopecia areata [16]

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 444-446

  Mehta, J S ^a,b   Raman, J ^a   Gupta, N ^a   Thoung, D ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZOXIDE; LATANOPROST; MINOXIDIL; PENICILLAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LETTER; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038732274     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700354     Document Type: Letter

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