Dermoscopic evaluation of therapeutic response to an intralesional corticosteroid in the treatment of alopecia areata

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 408-417

  Ganjoo, Shikhar ^a   Thappa, Devinder Mohan ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; dermoscopy; response; triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DERMATOSCOPE; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGROWTH SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; DERMOSCOPY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAIR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877108432     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.110767     Document Type: Article

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