Tufted folliculitis of the scalp and treatment with cyclosporine [11]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-252

  Farhi, David ^a   Buffard, Valérie ^a   Ortonne, Nicolas ^a   Revuz, Jean ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCALP;

EID: 33244461987     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.2.251     Document Type: Letter

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