Valproate-induced change in hair color

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Gerstner, Thorsten ^a   Lipinski, Christian ^b   Longin, Elke ^a   König, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SULTIAME; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ALOPECIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSGEUSIA; DYSOSMIA; HAIR COLOR; HAIR DISCOLORATION; HAIR LOSS; HEMIPARESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

CHILD; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MALE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 38049062165     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.06.045     Document Type: Article

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