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July 2022 in “Bali Medical Journal” In this case report, treatment with corticosteroid and cyclosporine improved hair growth in a 19-year-old male with alopecia universalis over 51 days.
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October 2013 in “Cutaneous and ocular toxicology” This article discusses the autoimmune pathogenesis of alopecia areata and reviews the use of immunosuppressive therapies in its treatment, but it does not provide new clinical results.
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January 2016 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” This study found that oral cyclosporine was more effective and had fewer side effects than betamethasone minipulse therapy for treating alopecia areata.
January 2020 in “Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology” In this study at Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, oral cyclosporine effectively treated 80% of patients with alopecia areata without significant adverse effects, showing promise as a safe treatment option.
This study found that oral cyclosporine therapy was more effective than betamethasone mini-pulse therapy for treating alopecia areata, with a better patient-reported outcome on hair regrowth, despite a higher incidence of mild, reversible adverse effects in the cyclosporine group.
