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November 2025 in “The Journal of Medical Sciences” Intralesional triamcinolone is more effective than cryotherapy for treating alopecia areata in middle-aged adults.
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March 2026 in “Cosmoderma” Venusia CeraPlus cream and lotion effectively reduce eczema severity and improve skin moisture.
January 2021 in “International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology” Hydroxychloroquine is less effective than betamethasone oral mini pulse therapy for treating alopecia areata.
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April 1999 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” All treatments reduce hair growth; low dose flutamide most effective with fewer side effects.
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July 1990 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” A man's baldness improved possibly due to a medication that blocks male hormones.
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Certain antiparasitics and antidepressants show promise for treating cryptococcosis, especially when combined with fluconazole.
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Spironolactone effectively treats female acne with few side effects.
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December 2001 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Thalidomide significantly improved hair regrowth in a woman with lichen planopilaris.
High CCL11 levels may indicate poor response to baricitinib in severe alopecia areata.
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