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PATHOLOGIC DYNAMICS OF HUMAN HAIR LOSS

PATHOLOGIC DYNAMICS OF HUMAN HAIR LOSS This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor:— In the February issue of the Archives, A. Kligman, in his paper, "Pathologic Dynamics of Human Hair Loss," has misquoted Lynfield and me (J. Invest. Derm. 33: 371, 1959) as having concluded that colchicine precipitates telogen effluvium rather than anagen hair loss. Since the author mentions this paper largely to show that "no intelligent observer would ever confuse these two starkly contrasting situations" (of hair loss), I would like the opportunity to state the facts established in our report, facts which no "intelligent" reader would have misinterpreted or misquoted out of context.First, we are obviously quite aware that colchicine induces anagen hair loss. Our studies in rats and mice described in the same paper Kligman refers to represent the first detailed experimental work showing anagen effluvium from this drug. Secondly, in regard to the patients described in the same paper, Kligman has stated that our finding http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

PATHOLOGIC DYNAMICS OF HUMAN HAIR LOSS

Archives of Dermatology , Volume 84 (3) – Sep 1, 1961

PATHOLOGIC DYNAMICS OF HUMAN HAIR LOSS

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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor:— In the February issue of the Archives, A. Kligman, in his paper, "Pathologic Dynamics of Human Hair Loss," has misquoted Lynfield and me (J. Invest. Derm. 33: 371, 1959) as having concluded that colchicine precipitates telogen effluvium rather than anagen hair loss. Since the author mentions this paper largely to show...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-987X
eISSN
1538-3652
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1961.01580150159038
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor:— In the February issue of the Archives, A. Kligman, in his paper, "Pathologic Dynamics of Human Hair Loss," has misquoted Lynfield and me (J. Invest. Derm. 33: 371, 1959) as having concluded that colchicine precipitates telogen effluvium rather than anagen hair loss. Since the author mentions this paper largely to show that "no intelligent observer would ever confuse these two starkly contrasting situations" (of hair loss), I would like the opportunity to state the facts established in our report, facts which no "intelligent" reader would have misinterpreted or misquoted out of context.First, we are obviously quite aware that colchicine induces anagen hair loss. Our studies in rats and mice described in the same paper Kligman refers to represent the first detailed experimental work showing anagen effluvium from this drug. Secondly, in regard to the patients described in the same paper, Kligman has stated that our finding

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Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1961

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