Ocular alterations in patients of alopecia areata

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 262-268

  Pandhi, Deepika ^a   Singal, Archana ^a   Gupta, Ritika ^a   Das, Gopal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Cataract; Choroidal sclerosis; Drusen; Retinal pigment clumping

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249190927     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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