Frontal fibrosing alopecia: A review of 60 cases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 955-961

  MacDonald, Alison ^a   Clark, Colin ^a   Holmes, Susan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affluence; Alopecia; Autoimmunity; Frontal fibrosing alopecia; Lichen planopilaris; Origin; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CALCINEURIN; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84872688285     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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