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January 2018 in “Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases” This case report describes a middle-aged man with alopecia universalis and ulcerative colitis, where hair regrowth occurred following treatment with azathioprine and mesalamine.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Research” In this case report, a 30-year-old male with alopecia universalis was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and despite treatment, he experienced no hair regrowth, highlighting that skin issues like alopecia can accompany inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis.
September 2010 in “Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases” This case report highlights that treating ulcerative colitis with azathioprine and mesalamine led to hair regrowth in a middle-aged man with recent onset alopecia universalis, suggesting skin manifestations can be an extraintestinal indication of the disease.
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November 2016 in “Clinical Pediatrics” A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss from her medication, which improved with treatment but later returned.
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November 1982 in “Annals of Internal Medicine” This report details two cases of accelerated hair loss potentially related to 5-aminosalicylic acid enema therapy in patients with ulcerative proctitis.