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April 2020 in “Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings” Microneedling with triamcinolone helps hair regrowth in ophiasis alopecia areata.
November 2025 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences” Unani medicine may help treat a rare, hard-to-treat hair loss pattern in children.
February 2024 in “Curēus” Secukinumab can cause hair loss, which may improve after stopping the medication.
December 2023 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” A woman's hair grew back with baricitinib treatment, but she developed a temporary hairy tongue that was treated with regular tongue brushing.
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August 2015 in “JAAD case reports” Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections successfully treated a woman's steroid-resistant hair loss, causing hair to regrow within a month.
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May 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Fexofenadine may help treat a difficult type of hair loss.
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September 2021 in “JAAD case reports” Dupilumab helped a woman with severe hair loss regrow her hair quickly and maintain it for six months after stopping treatment.
July 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” Recognizing rare hair loss patterns in young females can improve understanding and treatment.
September 2023 in “Cureus” Early recognition and treatment of atypical alopecia areata in infants are crucial.
The patient with total hair loss did not regrow hair despite treatment, indicating a poor outlook for this type of hair loss.
June 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A patient with a rare chromosome condition also had a rare type of hair loss.
July 2025 in “Journal of Dermatology Research Reviews & Reports” A 10-year-old girl with hair and eyelash loss showed significant regrowth after treatment.
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June 2010 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Anti-TNF-α therapy may increase the risk of developing alopecia areata, especially in those with a history of autoimmune disease.
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April 2020 in “Dermatology and therapy” Cyclosporine combined with corticosteroids is more effective for severe alopecia areata than cyclosporine alone.
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March 2020 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” The paper concludes that recognizing bitemporal alopecia areata is important for early treatment and preventing its progression.
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October 2018 in “Pediatric dermatology” Leflunomide and anthralin may effectively treat severe alopecia areata.
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September 2016 in “JCI insight” Tofacitinib is safe and effective for severe alopecia areata, but hair loss may return 2 months after stopping treatment.
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November 1989 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Juvenile alopecia areata is more severe and has a worse prognosis than maturity-onset alopecia areata.
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January 2013 in “Annals of Dermatology” Early high-dose steroid treatment helps prolong disease-free periods in severe alopecia areata.
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November 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” Medium-dose prednisolone pulse therapy is effective and safe for multifocal alopecia areata but not for more severe forms.
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January 2011 in “International Journal of Trichology” Some people with severe, long-lasting baldness responded well to a specific combination treatment.
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September 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that a new system using the SALT score should replace the current alopecia areata classification for better accuracy in assessing severity and prognosis.
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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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December 2018 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology” Alopecia areata mainly affects young people, often showing as patchy hair loss on the scalp.
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November 2016 in “Clinical Pediatrics” A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss from her medication, which improved with treatment but later returned.
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May 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Upadacitinib is safe and effective for treating alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis in children.
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October 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Low serum ferritin levels are linked to more severe and longer-lasting alopecia areata in children.
July 2023 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” Alopecia areata is a hair loss condition caused by immune factors and can be treated with JAK inhibitors.
January 2016 in “Journal of The Korean Medical Association” The document says how to diagnose and treat hair loss from alopecia areata, but there's no cure and treatments vary.
January 2014 in “International Journal of Trichology” A man had an unusual type of hair loss that didn't match known patterns and didn't improve with treatment.