Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Three Immune-Mediated Conditions in One Patient: Ulcerative Colitis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Alopecia Areata

    January 2021 in “ Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ”
    Rocío Sedaño, Vipul Jairath
    Studysummary In this report, a female patient with ulcerative colitis, alopecia areata, and pyoderma gangrenosum showed improvement in all three conditions after being treated with tofacitinib.
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