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Background and objective Alopecia areata (AA) is a reiterative and nonscarring type of hair loss that can affect any hairy area of the body, particularly the scalp. It manifests as patchy or confluent hair loss with variations in demographics and ethnicity. There are numerous treatment options available, including topical and systemic steroids, topical minoxidil, dithranol, tacrolimus, psoralen and ultraviolet therapy (PUVA), contact immunotherapy, and oral immunosuppressive drugs.
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June 2021
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Alopecia areata is the third most common cause of dermatology consultations in children but the treatment of paediatric alopecia areata remains challenging. A systematic review of the literature about the treatment of alopecia areata in children (≤18 years old) was performed on 11 May 2020 by searching the PubMed, Scopus and EBSCO databases. The terms used for the search were: 'alopecia areata', 'alopecia totalis' or 'alopecia universalis' combined with 'paediatric', 'children' or 'childhood'.
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June 2021
Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
We present a case of a 46-year-old woman suffering from active inflammatory alopecia areata universalis. After frustrating use of topical and systemic glucocorticoids, cream PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A) therapy and dithranol in increasing dosage, the patient was treated with 2 × 5 mg per day tofacitinib per os. After about 4-6 months, hair growth commenced, which led to full regrowth of scalp hair over the 18 months of therapy, which was well tolerated.
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May 2020
Department of Dermatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
We present the results on retrospective analysis about the efficacy of Certolizumab pegol (CZP), an antitumor necrosis factor-alpha agent, as monotherapy on skin psoriasis (PsO) in patients affect both by psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and mild-severe PsO. To date, the CZP is authorized for the treatment of PsA, PsO beyond that rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis/ankylosing spondylitis, and Crohn's. Assessments included an evaluation of the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).
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April 2018
Department of Dermatology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Background: A considerable disease period often precedes initiation of a biologic in patients with psoriasis. Little is known about this important period in patients' lives. Evaluation of this 'journey' can reveal important insights and opportunities for physicians and healthcare decision makers.
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