Retracted: A randomized prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of various topical treatment modalities in patients of alopecia areata

Authors

  • Nagendra S. Manthale Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, MR Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka
  • Dayanand R. Raikar Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, KBN Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga, Karnataka
  • Shrinivas R. Raikar Department of Pharmacology, KIMS, Narketpally, Nalgonda district, Telangana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20173927

Keywords:

Alopecia areata, Betamethasone dipropionate, Minoxidil, Anthralin, Tacrolimus

Abstract

The article "A randomized prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of various topical treatment modalities in patients of alopecia areata" is retracted by the Editor-in-Chief due to violation of the policies and practices of International Journal of Research in Dermatology. The article is retracted due to dispute in authorship. The corresponding author communicated the above article without knowledge of the principal investigator and co researchers involved in the study.

Author Biographies

Nagendra S. Manthale, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, MR Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka

Dermatology and venerolgy, associate professor

Dayanand R. Raikar, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, KBN Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga, Karnataka

Dermatology and venerolgy, associate professor

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2017-08-24

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