Alopecia Secondary to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Therapy

March 2015 in “ Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ”

Lara Beatriz Prata Ribeiro, Juliana Carlos Gonçalves Rego, Bruna Duque Estrada, Paula Raso Bastos, Juan Piñeiro‐Maceira, Celso Tavares Sodré

alopecia anti-TNF therapy psoriasiform cutaneous reactions alopecia areata psoriatic alopecia biologic drugs chronic inflammatory immunologic diseases hair loss anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy psoriasis-like skin reactions patchy hair loss psoriasis-related hair loss biologic medications chronic inflammatory diseases

Studysummary This study reports two cases of alopecia associated with anti-TNF therapy, highlighting a new entity combining features of alopecia areata and psoriatic alopecia.

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