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    Glossary Corticosteroid Therapy

    use of steroid medications to reduce inflammation and immune response

    Corticosteroid therapy, also known as steroid treatment, involves the use of corticosteroid medications to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system. These medications can be administered in various forms, such as oral tablets, topical creams, or injections, and are commonly used to treat conditions like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and certain types of alopecia, such as alopecia areata.

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    1. Combined oral pulse and topical corticosteroid therapy for severe alopecia areata in children: a long-term follow-up study Dermatologic therapy · 2015 · 28 citations
    2. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic Applications of Topical Corticosteroids in Contemporary Pharmacy Practice-An Updated Review for Pharmacists Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health · 2025
    3. Therapeutic Intervention in Lichen Planus Pilar (LPP): Synergy of Low-Level Laser Therapy and Topical Corticosteroid Brazilian Journal of Hair Health · 2024
    4. Successful Therapy of Alopecia Universalis Using a Combination of Systemic Methotrexate and Corticosteroids and Topical 5% Minoxidil Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2022
    5. Tratamento da alopecia areata com corticóide tópico: estudo prospectivo randomizado duplo cego em crianças * Therapy of alopecia areata with topical corticosteroid: prospective double-blind controlled assay in children * 2003
    6. Combination of light-emitting diode with minoxidil 2%, topical corticosteroid and oral immunomodulator induced hair regrowth in a pediatric alopecia areata Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists · 2023
    7. Combined Corticosteroid and Minoxidil Therapy for Early Recovery in Radiation-Induced Alopecia: A Case Report Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2025
    8. Steroid topical therapy and pulse dosing therapy for multifocal alopecia areata Journal of Practical Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery · 2003
    9. High‐dose pulsed corticosteroid therapy combined with methotrexate for severe alopecia areata of childhood 2017 · 15 citations
    10. Topical sodium valproate-loaded nanospanlastics versus conventional topical steroid therapy in alopecia areata: a randomized controlled study Archives of dermatological research · 2024
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