Lichen planopilaris: Histopathological study of vertical sections of scalp biopsies in 44 patients

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 12-

  Meibodi, Naser Tayyebi ^a   Kani, Fatemeh Asadi ^b   Nahidi, Yalda ^a   Azari, Jafar Bordbar ^b   Sadeghian, Hamed ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; LETTER; LICHEN PLANOPILARIS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PARAKERATOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP;

EID: 84864612087     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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