Twice Weekly 5 mg Dexamethasone Oral Pulse in the Treatment of Extensive Alopecia Areata

    September 1999 in “ The Journal of Dermatology ”
    Vinod Sharma, Somesh Gupta
    Studysummary In this study, complete to excellent hair regrowth was observed in 63.3% of patients with extensive alopecia areata treated with biweekly dexamethasone pulses, although mild side effects were frequent.
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