Diagnostic Challenges in Determining Alopecia Areata
October 2013
in “
Expert Review of Dermatology
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Studysummary This paper reviews the differential diagnoses and diagnostic tests to distinguish alopecia areata from other types of hair loss, without providing new clinical findings.
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