A case of repigmentation and curling of hair on acitretin therapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-92

  Ward, P D ^a   Miller, H L ^a   Shipman, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; ETRETIN; HAIR DYE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PIGMENT DISORDER; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPIGMENTATION; SCALP; SKIN; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACITRETIN; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP;

EID: 84890542261     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12212     Document Type: Letter

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