Alopecia Areata Treated With Topical Minoxidil

    April 1984 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”
    Virginia C. Weiss, Dennis P. West, T. Fu … Donald A. Chambers
    Studysummary This study found that 1% minoxidil topical solution led to terminal hair regrowth in some patients with alopecia areata, though it was only cosmetically acceptable in less than half of those cases.
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    Research cited in this study 6

    1. Direct Effects of Minoxidil on Epidermal Cells in Culture Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1984
    2. Topical Minoxidil in Alopecia Areata Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1981
    3. Reversal of Baldness in Patient Receiving Minoxidil for Hypertension The New England Journal of Medicine · 1980
    4. Minoxidil in Resistant Hypertension The Lancet · 1977
    5. Minoxidil for Severe Hypertension After Failure of Other Hypotensive Drugs BMJ · 1977
    6. Minoxidil-Induced Hypertrichosis: Treatment with Calcium Thioglycolate Depilatory PubMed · 1977

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