Panelists discuss how the decision to treat vs observe alopecia areata (AA) depends on factors such as disease severity, ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

A familiarity with the clinical features of these disorders is essential to prompt recognition and the timely institution of appropiate treatment to thus minimize scarring to the greatest extent ...

Small areas of scarring alopecia gradually appear and may become ... as relapse is common once treatment is stopped. Addition of topical mupirocin can help to improve outcome.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Psoriasis is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory skin condition that can affect any ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Oral corticosteroid pulse therapy may be a safe and effective treatment for alopecia areata ...

The efficacy of low-dose oral minoxidil for the treatment of alopecia may not ... Most (91.5%) had been diagnosed with non-scarring alopecia. Alopecia subtypes included androgenetic alopecia ...

Little is known about the natural history of cicatricial alopecia (CA), including baseline hair characteristics, etiology, risk factors and time course. Therefore this study seeks to design a ...