30 citations
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August 2015 in “JAAD case reports” This case report describes a patient with corticosteroid-resistant ophiasis alopecia areata who experienced prompt hair regrowth after receiving platelet-rich plasma injections.
6 citations
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May 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This letter reports on a case of intractable ophiasis-type alopecia areata that was presumably improved by fexofenadine, but no new clinical results are presented.
June 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This article describes a case of a patient with both ophiasis-type alopecia areata and ring chromosome 18 syndrome but reports no new research findings.
15 citations
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October 1996 in “Archives of Dermatology” This review of alopecia areata cases at Virgen Macarena University Hospital identified a new hair regrowth pattern they term "androgenetic alopecia type" and described a unique inverse form called "sisaipho type" in three cases.
2 citations
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January 1996 in “Annals of saudi medicine/Annals of Saudi medicine” This study found that severe forms of alopecia areata may be associated with poor treatment response, particularly in cases with extensive hair loss, juvenile onset, or nail changes.