Histopathology of alopecia: A clinicopathological approach to diagnosis

Histopathology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-38

  Stefanato, Catherine M ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinicopathological correlation; Histopathology; Non scarring alopecia; Scarring alopecia

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; CENTRAL CENTRIFUGAL CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISSECTING FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS DECALVANS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANOPILARIS; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPELADE OF BROCQ; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ALOPECIA; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; STAINING AND LABELING;

DISCOIDAE;

EID: 73449101114     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03439.x     Document Type: Review

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