Letter to the Editor
Case of alopecia areata accompanied by polymyalgia rheumatica
Tomoko Saito-Shono,
Corresponding Author
Tomoko Saito-Shono
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Correspondence: Tomoko Saito-Shono, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oita, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu City, Oita 879-5593, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Akiko Ito,
Akiko Ito
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yutaka Hatano,
Yutaka Hatano
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Midori Kumagi,
Midori Kumagi
Department of Rheumatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Koji Ishii,
Koji Ishii
Department of Rheumatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Sakuhei Fujiwara,
Sakuhei Fujiwara
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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Tomoko Saito-Shono,
Corresponding Author
Tomoko Saito-Shono
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Correspondence: Tomoko Saito-Shono, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oita, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu City, Oita 879-5593, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Akiko Ito,
Akiko Ito
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yutaka Hatano,
Yutaka Hatano
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Midori Kumagi,
Midori Kumagi
Department of Rheumatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Koji Ishii,
Koji Ishii
Department of Rheumatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Sakuhei Fujiwara,
Sakuhei Fujiwara
Department of Dermatology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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First published: 28 May 2015
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