Extensive Alopecia Areata: Not Necessarily Recalcitrant to Therapy

    January 2011 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”
    Deepal J Deshpande, Rachita Dhurat, Punit P Saraogi … Chitra Nayak
    Studysummary This study reports that combination therapy with oral steroids, anthralin, and minoxidil yielded effective cosmetic responses in 80% of patients with treatment-resistant extensive alopecia areata.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Extensive Alopecia Areata Treated With Betamethasone Oral Mini-Pulse Therapy: An Open Uncontrolled Study PubMed · 2007
    2. Twice Weekly 5 mg Dexamethasone Oral Pulse in the Treatment of Extensive Alopecia Areata The Journal of Dermatology · 1999
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    4. Treatment-Resistant Alopecia Areata: Response to Combination Therapy with Minoxidil Plus Anthralin Archives of Dermatology · 1990

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