Alopecia Areata: A possible extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 962-963

  Ganzetti, Giulia ^a   Campanati, Anna ^a   Offidani, Annamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CLOBETASOL; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MINOXIDIL; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84865801700     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.05.023     Document Type: Letter

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