Is Helicobacter pylori infection associated with alopecia areata?

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-55

  Abdel Hafez, Hisham Zayan ^a   Mahran, Ayman Mohamed ^a   Hofny, Eman R M ^a   Attallah, Dalia Abdel Aziz ^a   Sayed, Doaa Sameer ^a   Rashed, Hebat Allah G ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Alopecia areata; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049096678     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2009.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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