Capsaicin vs. clobetasol for the treatment of localized alopecia areata

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1451-1453

  Ehsani, A H ^a   Toosi, S ^a   Seirafi, H ^a   Akhyani, M ^a   Hosseini, M ^a   Azadi, R ^a   Noormohamadpour, P ^a   Ghanadan, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; CLOBETASOL; SUBSTANCE P;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LETTER; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CAPSAICIN; CLOBETASOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449463158     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03243.x     Document Type: Letter

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