Treatment of therapy-resistant Alopecia areata with fumaric acid esters

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 300-305

  Venten, Irene ^a   Hess, N ^a   Hirschmuller A ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Brockmeyer, N ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic (peri )follicular inflammation reaction; Fumaric acid esters; t lymphocytes; Therapy resistant Alopecia areata

Indexed keywords

FUMADERM; FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; REMISSION; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CD4-CD8 RATIO; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUMARATES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747286483     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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