TLDR Baricitinib treatment led to dark brown hair regrowth in a red-haired woman with alopecia areata.
A 25-year-old red-haired woman with alopecia areata experienced increased hair shedding and alopecic patches for two years. Conventional treatments were ineffective, but treatment with baricitinib led to hair regrowth, initially appearing as dark brown.
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