%0 Journal Article
%T Pseudo Alopecia Areata Caused by Skull-caps with Metal Pin Fasteners used by Orthodox Jews in Israel
%A Chaim Yosefy
%A Meir Ronnen
%A Dennis Edelstein
%J Clinical and Developmental Immunology
%D 2003
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1080/10446670310001642131
%X Background: Alopecia Areata (AA) is a disease characterized by hair loss that is widely believed to be autoimmune in origin. Thus treatment is generally aimed in this direction using immune inhibitors such as steroids and PUVA.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cdi/2003/504989/abs/