Clinical and histological challenge in the differential diagnosis of diffuse alopecia: Female androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata - Part II;Desafio clínico e histológico no diagnóstico diferencial de alopecia difusa: Alopecia androgenética, eflúvio telógeno e alopecia areata, parte II

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 884-890

  Werner, Betina ^a   Mulinari Brenner, Fabiane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Alopecia areata; Biopsy; Dermoscopy; Histology

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; THYROTROPIN;

ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; MENTAL STRESS; NECROSIS; SCALP; SEBACEOUS GLAND; TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM;

ALOPECIA AREATA; BIOPSY; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 84871425945     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962012000600010     Document Type: Article

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