Placebo-Controlled Oral Pulse Prednisolone Therapy in Alopecia Areata

    Bikash Ranjan Kar, Sanjeev Handa, Sunil Dogra, Bhushan Kumar
    Studysummary In this study, oral prednisolone pulse therapy led to significant hair regrowth in some patients with extensive alopecia areata, whereas no improvement was seen in the placebo group.
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