Comparative assessment of topical steroids, topical tretenoin (0.05%) and dithranol paste in alopecia areata

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-149

  Das, Sudip ^a   Ghorami, R C ^a   Chatterjee, T ^a   Banerjee, Gautam ^b  

^a BANKURA SAMMILANI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Anthralin; Topical steroids; Tretenoin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; DITHRANOL; PETROLATUM; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITE SOFT PETROLATUM JELLY;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 77952039459     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.62747     Document Type: Article

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