Treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris: A systematic review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1461-1470

  Racz E ^a   Gho, C ^b   Moorman, P W ^a   Noordhoek Hegt, V ^a   Neumann, H A M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Hair Science Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CHLOROQUINE; CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DOXYCYCLINE; DUTASTERIDE; ETRETIN; FINASTERIDE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; KETOCONAZOLE; MINOXIDIL; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIMECROLIMUS; PIOGLITAZONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXCIMER LASER; EYEBROW; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LICHEN (DISEASE); LICHEN PLANOPILARIS; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALOPECIA; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS;

EID: 84888197215     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12139     Document Type: Review

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