Early Intervention with High-Dose Steroid Pulse Therapy Prolongs Disease-Free Interval of Severe Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Study

    January 2013 in “ Annals of Dermatology ”
    Chao‐Chun Yang, Chun‐Te Lee, Chao‐Kai Hsu … WenChieh Chen
    Studysummary In this study, oral steroid pulse therapy was found to be as effective and well-tolerated as intravenous pulse therapy in treating severe alopecia areata, especially when started within one year of disease onset.
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