Temporal triangular alopecia and a review of 52 past cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-362

  Yamazaki, Masashi ^a   Irisawa, Ryokichi ^a   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital triangular alopecia; Miniaturized hair follicles; Mosaic disease; Temporal triangular alopecia; Vellus hair

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ONSET AGE; PHAKOMATOSIS; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN APLASIA; TEMPORAL TRIANGULAR ALOPECIA; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOSAICISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950248208     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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