Permanent Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    May 2010 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Ben Tallon, Elizabeth Blanchard, Lynne J. Goldberg
    Studysummary This article discusses a unique case of permanent chemotherapy-induced alopecia in a patient receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, characterized by a distinctive histologic finding and excludes bone marrow transplantation, but reports no new clinical results.
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