Poor long term outcome of severe alopecia areata in children treated with high dose pulse corticosteroid therapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1136-1137

  Hubiche, T ^a   Leaute Labreze C ^a   Taieb A ^a   Boralevi, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Children; Corticosteroid; Outcome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42049107760     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08458.x     Document Type: Letter

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