Severe Alopecia Areata Treated With Systemic Corticosteroids

    August 1998 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    Adnan S. Alabdulkareem, ABDULAZIZ A. ABAHUSSEIN, A Okoro
    Studysummary This study found that systemic corticosteroids led to satisfactory hair regrowth in 38.9% of severe alopecia areata patients, but hair fall occurred upon therapy discontinuation or tapering.
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