Bilateral Treatment for Alopecia Areata

July 2010 in “ Pediatric dermatology ”

Daniele Torchia, Lawrence A. Schachner

alopecia areata anthralin corticosteroids topical treatments hair regrowth

TLDR Corticosteroids worked better than anthralin cream for hair regrowth.

A 4-year-old girl with a 15-month history of alopecia areata was treated with anthralin 0.1% cream on the left side of her scalp and corticosteroids on the right side. After 4 months, only the right side showed hair regrowth. This bilateral treatment approach, where each side of the scalp is treated differently, allowed for a direct comparison of the effectiveness of the two treatments. This method is beneficial in clinical practice to quickly identify the more effective treatment.

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