Patch testing in patients with alopecia areata: a case-series study

Eirini Kyrmanidou; Eleni Sotiriou; Demetrios Ioannides; Zoi Apalla; A Emvalomati; Elisavet Lazaridou

doi:10.5826/dpc.1204a199

Patch testing in patients with alopecia areata: a case-series study

Authors

Eirini Kyrmanidou Second Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Eleni Sotiriou First Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Demetrios Ioannides First Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Zoi Apalla Second Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
A Emvalomati Second Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Elisavet Lazaridou Second Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Keywords:

alopecia areata, allergic contact dermatitis, patch test

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