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A retrospective study evaluating the outcomes of high‐dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy for 483 patients with moderate‐to‐severe alopecia areata

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Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic autoimmune skin disease with hair loss, which often results in a poor prognosis. Although the high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (IVMP) is used for… Click to show full abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic autoimmune skin disease with hair loss, which often results in a poor prognosis. Although the high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (IVMP) is used for AA, predictive factors affecting efficacies of IVMP are not fully elucidated. Thus, we conducted a retrospective study reviewing IVMP for AA during January 2009 and December 2018. The study was approved by the ethical committee of the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.

Keywords: study; retrospective study; methylprednisolone pulse; pulse therapy; alopecia areata; high dose

Journal Title: British Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2021

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