Dermal mucin in alopecia areata-Tell tale sign or incidental finding?

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 757-760

  Goldberg, Lynne J ^a   Sekhri, Vinoo ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MUCIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; SCALP PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DERMIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MUCINS;

EID: 58149192516     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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