Topical Treatment of Alopecia Areata: Contact Allergen vs Primary Irritant Therapy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 1981, Pages 384-387

  Swanson, Neil A ^a   Mitchell, Andrew J ^a   Leahy, Michael S ^a   Headington, John T ^a   Diaz, Luis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; CROTON OIL;

ALOPECIA AREATA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CROTON OIL; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROBENZENES;

EID: 84944965907     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1981.01650070012011     Document Type: Article

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