Jak inhibitor intraclass switch in Alopecia Areata patients: a retrospective review of cases at an academic center.

Arch Dermatol Res

The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

Published: February 2025

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