Medium-Dose Prednisolone Pulse Therapy in Alopecia Areata

    November 2009 in “ Dermato-endocrinology ”
    Pinelopi Efentaki, Andreas Altenburg, Johannes Haerting, Christos C. Zouboulis
    Studysummary This study found that a series of three monthly courses of medium-dose prednisolone pulse therapy was effective and well tolerated in most patients with active, multifocal alopecia areata but not in those with totalis/universalis.
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