Letter to the Editor
Alopecia due to hair pulling in region of post-herpetic neuralgia–pseudo-trichotillomania?
S. Chowdhry,
S. Chowdhry
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this author H. Gupta,
Corresponding Author
H. Gupta
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Correspondence: H. Gupta. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author T. K. Dhali,
T. K. Dhali
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this author P. Dsouza,
P. Dsouza
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
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S. Chowdhry,
S. Chowdhry
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this author H. Gupta,
Corresponding Author
H. Gupta
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Correspondence: H. Gupta. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author T. K. Dhali,
T. K. Dhali
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this author P. Dsouza,
P. Dsouza
Department of Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India
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First published: 13 December 2013
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