Intralesional Betamethasone Versus Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Treatment of Localized Alopecia Areata: A Within-Patient Randomized Controlled Trial

    June 2020 in “ Journal of Dermatological Treatment ”
    Vando Barbosa de Sousa, Francisco Plácido Nogueira Arcanjo, Fernando dos Santos Aguiar … J. R. de M. Pontes
    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that triamcinolone acetonide provided earlier visual improvement in alopecia areata treatment, but by 12 weeks, both triamcinolone acetonide and betamethasone 1.75 mg/ml showed similar effectiveness compared to lower-dose betamethasone and placebo.
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