Determination of the sildenafil effect on alopecia areata in childhood: An open-pilot comparison study

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-237

  Sarifakioglu, Evren ^a,c   Degim, Ismail Tuncer ^b   Gorpelioglu, Canan ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; DIPHENCYPRONE; DITHRANOL; MINOXIDIL; SILDENAFIL; SQUARIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; STEROID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33748713815     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630600895003     Document Type: Article

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