Treatments for Moderate-to-Severe Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Narrative Review

    October 2023 in “ Dermatology and therapy ”
    Alexander Egeberg, Louise Linsell, Erin Johansson … Sergio Vañó‐Galván
    Studysummary This review concluded that baricitinib and other oral JAK inhibitors have the most robust evidence supporting their use in treating severe alopecia areata in adults, compared to other less-evaluated treatments.
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