Utility of dermoscopy in alopecia areata

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-411

  Mane, Mandar ^a   Nath, Amiya Kumar ^a   Thappa, Devinder Mohan ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; black dots; dermoscopy; tapering hair; yellow dots

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DITHRANOL; MINOXIDIL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALOPECIA TOTALIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; ONSET AGE; ONYCHOLYSIS; OPHIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STRIATE LEUKONYCHIA;

EID: 80052903750     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.84768     Document Type: Article

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