Research Letter
Perinevoid alopecia: a case report and literature review
Hiromi Kimura,
Hiromi Kimura
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kotaro Nagase,
Kotaro Nagase
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yutaka Narisawa,
Yutaka Narisawa
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Hiromi Kimura,
Hiromi Kimura
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kotaro Nagase,
Kotaro Nagase
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yutaka Narisawa,
Yutaka Narisawa
Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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First published: 28 April 2018
No abstract is available for this article.
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