Histologic features of alopecia areata other than peribulbar lymphocytic infiltrates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 615-620

  Peckham, Steven J ^a   Sloan, Steven B ^b   Elston, Dirk M ^c  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alopecia areata; catagen follicles; eosinophils; follicular miniaturization; nonscarring alopecia; peribulbar lymphocytic infiltrate; pigment casts

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; PIGMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR MINIATURIZATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIBULBAR LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051793545     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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