Extensive childhood alopecia areata responding to combination of oral cyclosporine and corticosteroid therapy – clinical experience in four patients

Abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) is a disease of unpredictable treatment outcome. Due to a great psychosocial impact associated with the disease, multitudes of therapy have been tried. We recommend safe consideration of oral cyclosporine in cases of extensive nonresponsive childhood AA.

Keywords

• Alopecia areata
• corticosteroid
• cyclosporine A