Long-Term Prognosis of Alopecia Totalis and Alopecia Universalis: A Longitudinal Study with More than 10 Years of Follow-Up: Better than Reported

Dermatology

Volumn 233, Issue 2-3, 2017, Pages 250-256

  Jang, Yong Hyun ^a   Hong, Nam Soo ^b   Moon, Sun Young ^a   Eun, Dong Hyuk ^a   Lee, Won Kee ^a   Chi, Seong Geun ^c   Kim, Jun Young ^a   Lee, Weon Ju ^a   Lee, Seok Jong ^a   Kim, Do Won ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Preventive Medicine   (South Korea)

^c AllforSkin Dertmatology Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Alopecia totalis; Alopecia universalis; Long term prognosis; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

DIPHENCYPRONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALOPECIA TOTALIS; ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALOPECIA; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85023774963     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000477458     Document Type: Article

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