Allergy to dust mites may contribute to early onset and severity of alopecia areata

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 171-176

  Li, S F ^a   Zhang, X T ^a   Qi, S L ^a   Ye, Y T ^a   Cao, H ^a   Yang, Y Q ^a   McElwee, K J ^b   Zhang, X ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MITE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923082602     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12471     Document Type: Article

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