Alopecia areata developing during ustekinumab therapy: Report of two cases

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 912-913

  Tauber, Marie ^a   Beneton, Nathalie ^a   Reygagne, Pascal ^b   Bachelez, Hervé ^a   Viguier, Manuelle ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier du Mans   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; USTEKINUMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 84893310785     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2013.2221     Document Type: Letter

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