Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2000)

Steroids In Alopecia Areata : Oral Minipulse VS Daily Dose

  • Nilesh n Goyal,
  • Sangeeta T Amladi,
  • Hemagiri R Jerajani

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 2
pp. 72 – 75

Abstract

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Two groups of patients of acutely evolving and/or extensive alopecia areata, being matched for age, sex, extent and duration of illness, were selected. Each group comprised of 15 patients and treated with either oral minipulse betamethasone (0.2mg/kg body weight upto 5mg on 2 consecutive days every week) (group A) or daily prednisolone (1mg/kg body weight upto 40mg) (group B). Group A patients showed slightly earlier response though the end results of both the groups were similar. Both groups showed side effects which were somewhat different in each group.