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April 2016 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Multiple courses of pulse corticosteroid therapy improve hair growth in alopecia areata patients with minimal side effects.
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November 2012 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Certain factors like allergies, nail problems, and hair loss patterns can predict how well someone with patchy hair loss will respond to skin cream treatments.
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November 2019 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Oral tofacitinib is a promising treatment for beard hair loss in alopecia areata.
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A specific gene mutation is linked to a hereditary form of dystonia that responds well to certain medications.
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High CCL11 levels may indicate poor response to baricitinib in severe alopecia areata.