Dermoscopic findings in frontal fibrosing alopecia: Report of four cases

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 796-799

  Inui, Shigeki ^a   Nakajima, Takeshi ^a   Shono, Fumie ^a   Itami, Satoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN PLANUS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FOREHEAD; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCALP DERMATOSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 48249129224     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03681.x     Document Type: Article

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