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VIEWPOINT – Vitiligo and alopecia areata: Apples and oranges?

Vitiligo and alopecia areata are common autoimmune diseases of the skin. Vitiligo is caused by the destruction of melanocytes and results in the appearance of white patches on any part of the body, while alopecia areata is characterized by patchy hair loss primarily on the scalp, but may also involv...

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Main Author: Harris, John E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867815/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131336
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/exd.12264
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