Early stage alopecia areata is associated with inflammation in the upper dermis and damage to the hair follicle infundibulum

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-191

  Zhang, Bin ^a,c   Zhao, Ying ^a,d   Cai, Zeming ^a,e   Caulloo, Sillani ^a   McElwee, Kevin J ^b   Li, Yang ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Yu, Mei ^b   Yang, Jian ^a   Chen, Wenna ^a   Tang, Xuhua ^a   Zhang, Xingqi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Heze Municipal Hospital   (China)

^e NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alopecia areata; cutaneous inflammation; damage of hair follicle; eosinophil; mast cell

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUEFACTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEBACEOUS GLAND; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ALOPECIA AREATA; CUTANEOUS INFLAMMATION; DAMAGE OF HAIR FOLLICLE; EOSINOPHIL; MAST CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CHILD; DERMATITIS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881312469     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12065     Document Type: Article

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