Disorders of hair in children

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 429-437

  Connolly, Maureen ^a   De Berker, David ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Children; Hair disorders; Hypotrichosis; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME; POVIDONE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANAMNESIS; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INFECTION; INFESTATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MONILETHRIX; NETHERTON DISEASE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SEBACEOUS NEVUS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN APLASIA; SYMPTOM; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOTHIODYSTROPHY; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; XANTHOGRANULOMA;

EID: 0141952863     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5839(03)00081-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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