Treatment of persistent alopecia areata with sulfasalazine

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 850-852

  Rashidi, Turaj ^a   Mahd, Azarmdokht Alamdari ^b  

^a Urmia University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MINOXIDIL; PSORALEN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249084292     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03700.x     Document Type: Article

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