Dupilumab Improved Alopecia Areata in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis: A Case Report

    January 2019 in “ Acta Dermato Venereologica ”
    Hideaki Uchida, Masahiro Kamata, Ayu Watanabe, Ai Agematsu, Mayumi Nagata, Shinji Fukaya, Kotaro Hayashi, Atsuko Fukuyasu, Takamitsu Tanaka, Takeko Ishikawa, Takamitsu Ohnishi, Yayoi Tada
    TLDR Dupilumab may help regrow hair in people with atopic dermatitis.
    A case report described a patient with atopic dermatitis (AD) and alopecia areata (AA) who showed significant improvement in hair regrowth after 3 months of treatment with dupilumab. The report suggested that dupilumab might be effective for AA, potentially due to its impact on reducing inflammation associated with AD. However, it also noted that the hair regrowth could be an indirect effect of improved AD rather than a direct result of dupilumab. The authors emphasized the need for further data and large clinical trials to better understand the mechanism and effectiveness of dupilumab in treating AA.
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