White hairs in segmental vitiligo are related to poor response to phototherapy: Demonstration with portable digital microscopy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 500-501

  Lee, Dong Youn ^a   Lee, Joo Heung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIMECROLIMUS; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PORTABLE DIGITAL MICROSCOPY; SEGMENTAL VITILIGO; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO; WHITE HAIR; HAIR COLOR; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951867409     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00807.x     Document Type: Letter

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