The follicular triad: A pathological clue to the diagnosis of early frontal fibrosing alopecia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 440-442

  Miteva, M ^a   Tosti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; DISEASE MARKER; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLICULAR TRIAD; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR ROOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFILTRATE;

ALOPECIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FIBROSIS; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP;

EID: 84856227191     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10533.x     Document Type: Letter

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