Frontal fibrosing alopecia: Treatment with oral dutasteride and topical pimecrolimus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 580-582

  Katoulis, A ^a   Georgala, S ^a   Bozi, E ^a   Papadavid, E ^a   Kalogeromitros, D ^a   Stavrianeas, N ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DUTASTERIDE; PIMECROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALOPECIA; AZASTEROIDS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 63849171230     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02963.x     Document Type: Letter

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