Open AccessCaracterización de las causas de alopecia infantil
Author(s) -
Andrea Gonzalez,
Felipe Mardones,
Viviana Zemelman D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista chilena de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0717-6228
pISSN - 0370-4106
DOI - 10.1016/j.rchipe.2015.06.015
Subject(s) - medicine , alopecia areata , dermatology , tinea capitis , hair loss , pediatrics , etiology , psychiatry
Childhood alopecia is a relative rare event in general paediatric dermatology practice. Hair loss in children may have multiple causes, and there are different types of alopecia according to age groups. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of alopecia in children from two Chilean paediatric hospitals.
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