Ultraviolet light-induced leukoderma of the scalp associated with androgenetic alopecia: Senescent actinic depigmentation of the scalp

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 262-265

  Verma, Shyam B ^a,b   Wollina, Uwe ^a,b  

^a Nirvana Skin Clinic   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPIGMENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKODERMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP; SCALP DERMATOSES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 70350521686     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2009.08080     Document Type: Article

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