Successful hair re-growth with multimodal treatment of early cicatricial alopecia in discoid lupus erythematosus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-418

  Hamilton, Tatyana ^a   Otberg, Nina ^a   Wu, Wen Yu ^a,b   Martinka, Magdalena ^a   Shapiro, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CLOBETASOL; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CASE REPORT; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CICATRIX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HAIR; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; MALE;

EID: 69249117428     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0643     Document Type: Letter

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