Is Propionibacterium acnes associated with hair casts and alopecia

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-97

  Wang, Etienne ^a   Lee, Joyce Siong See ^a   Hee, Tan Hiok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hair casts; non scarring alopecia; Propionibacterium acnes; systemic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862560081     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.96907     Document Type: Article

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