Familial keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans associated with woolly hair

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 840-843

  Lacarrubba, Francesco ^a,b,c   Dall'Oglio, Federica ^a,b,c   Rossi, Alfredo ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Robert A ^a,b,c   Micali, Giuseppe ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DARIER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; FAMILIAL KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS SPINULOSA DECALVANS; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPODONTIA; KERATOSIS; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; SKIN BIOPSY; TINEA CAPITIS; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC; TINEA CAPITIS; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 34547446086     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03162.x     Document Type: Article

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