A case of patchy alopecia areata sparing lesional greying hairs

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 864-865

  Tan, Cheng ^a,b   Zhu, Wen Yuan ^a,b   Min, Zhong Sheng ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINOXIDIL;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR DISCOLORATION; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHINA; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOXIDIL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 48249114129     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03584.x     Document Type: Letter

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