Study of the Effect of Topical Mometasone with Intralesional Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Topical Mometasone Alone in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata

December 2023 in “ International journal of research in dermatology ”

Monika Kulhari, Mohammad Adil, Iti Varshney, Syed Suhail Amin

mometasone platelet-rich plasma alopecia areata SALT score atrophy PRP

TLDR Adding PRP to topical mometasone improves and speeds up alopecia areata treatment.

This study compared the efficacy of topical mometasone with intralesional platelet-rich plasma (PRP) versus topical mometasone alone in treating alopecia areata (AA) in 100 patients. Group A received PRP injections every 3 weeks along with daily topical mometasone, while Group B received only the topical treatment. Over 20 weeks, Group A's mean SALT score decreased significantly more than Group B's (0.94±1.69 vs. 2.19±1.76). Excellent responses were observed in 12 patients from Group A and 5 from Group B. Minor side effects included pain in Group A (20%) and atrophy in Group B (2 patients). The study concluded that adding PRP to topical mometasone enhances efficacy and accelerates improvement in AA treatment.

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