Cure of alopecia areata after eradication of helicobacter pylori: A new association

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 3165-3170

  Campuzano Maya, German ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Eradication treatment; Helicobacter pylori; Molecular mimicry

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DESOXIMETASONE; ESCITALOPRAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MINOXIDIL; OMEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPEPSIA; ERADICATION THERAPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; REMISSION; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 79961034144     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i26.3165     Document Type: Article

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