Repigmentation and curling of hair after acitretin therapy

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-216

  Seckin, Dilek ^a,b   Yildiz, Ayfer ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acitretin; Curling; Hair repigmentation

Indexed keywords

ETRETIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; SALMETEROL; ZOFENOPRIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HAIR DISCOLORATION; HAIR TEXTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSORIASIS; SCALP HAIR; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACITRETIN; AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68349094137     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2009.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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