Alopecia areata is not associated with Helicobacter pylori

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-19

  Hafez, Hisham Zayan Abdel ^a   Mahran, Ayman Mohamed ^a   Hofny, Eman M ^a   Attallah, Dalia Abdel Aziz ^a   Sayed, Doaa Sameer ^a   Rashed, Heba ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Etiology; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 64349107209     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.48979     Document Type: Article

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