Acute Diffuse Alopecia Areata: A Study of 14 Cases
September 2007
in “
대한피부과학회지
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TLDR High dose methylprednisolone effectively stops hair loss and promotes regrowth in acute diffuse alopecia areata.
The study reviewed medical records of 13 patients with acute diffuse alopecia areata treated with high dose methylprednisolone therapy. The patient group consisted of 8 males and 5 females, with a mean age of 29.6 years. The treatment halted hair loss on average within 2.4 weeks and new hair growth was observed on average after 4.1 weeks. Terminal hair growth was seen in 84.6% of patients, and 46.2% completely responded to the therapy. The study concluded that high dose methylprednisolone therapy was effective in preventing disease progression in patients with rapidly progressing acute diffuse alopecia areata.
