Open AccessDirect immunofluorescence pattern and histopathological staging in alopecia areata
Author(s) -
Sai Kulkarni,
Rajpal Singh Punia,
Reetu Kundu,
Gurvinder P. Thami,
Harsh Mohan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.142859
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , histopathology , medicine , pathogenesis , biopsy , stage (stratigraphy) , direct fluorescent antibody , pathology , immunofluorescence , gastroenterology , dermatology , immunology , antibody , biology , paleontology
The present study was designed to categorize alopecia areata (AA) into various stages based on histopathology and further study the direct immunofluorescence (DIF) pattern.