Acquired trichomegaly of the eyelashes and hypertrichosis induced by bimatoprost [7]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 644-645

  Herane, M I ^a,b   Urbina, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMATOPROST;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYELASH; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; OCULAR PRURITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYELASHES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRICHOSIS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4544273106     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01020.x     Document Type: Letter

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