Comparative Study of Efficacy of Topical Mometasone with Calcipotriol Versus Mometasone Alone in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata

    January 2019 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”
    Mahtab Alam, Syed Suhail Amin, Mohammad Adil … Iti Varshney
    Studysummary In this study, combining topical calcipotriol with mometasone results in greater improvement in alopecia areata treatment compared to using mometasone alone, as evidenced by a more significant reduction in SALT score over 24 weeks.
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