Treatment of alopecia areata with prednisone in a once-monthly oral pulse;Traitement de la pelade par bolus oral mensuel de prednisone

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 137, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 514-518

  Ait Ourhroui, M ^a   Hassam, B ^a   Khoudri, I ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Efficiency; Oral pulse; Prednisone; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956266557     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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