An unusual association between scalp psoriasis and ophiasic alopecia areata: The Renbök phenomenon [1]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-321

  Criado, P R ^a   Valente, Neusa Y S ^a   Michalany, N S ^b   Martins, J E C ^a   Romiti, R ^a   Aoki, V ^a   Vasconcellos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; RENBOK PHENOMENON; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCALP;

EID: 33947663947     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02351.x     Document Type: Letter

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