Platelets rich plasma versus minoxidil 5% in treatment of alopecia areata: A trichoscopic evaluation

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  El Taieb, Moustafa A ^a   Ibrahim, Hassan ^b   Nada, Essam A ^c   Seif Al Din, Mai ^d  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Qina General Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

alopecia areata; platelets rich plasma; trichoscopy

Indexed keywords

MINOXIDIL;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EGYPT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; DERMOSCOPY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MINOXIDIL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995948276     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dth.12437     Document Type: Article

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