The Efficacy of Antimalarial Drugs in the Therapy of Selected Forms of Cicatricial Alopecia

    January 2021 in “ Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii ”
    Martyna Zbiciak-Nylec, Ligia Brzezińska‐Wcisło, Natalia Salwowska
    Studysummary This study found that hydroxychloroquine significantly reduced disease activity in women with frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris, particularly benefitting patients after 12 months of treatment.
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