A case of widespread non-pigmented hair regrowth in diffuse alopecia areata

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-223

  Dinh, Quan Q ^a   Chong, Alvin H ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hair loss; Greying; Whitening

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; SCALP HAIR; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; VITILIGO;

ALOPECIA AREATA; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PREDNISONE; SCALP;

EID: 35448944913     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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