SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Nov 2022)

Upadacitinib for the treatment of alopecia areata and severe atopic dermatitis in a paediatric patient: A case report

  • Adrienn N Bourkas,
  • Cathryn Sibbald

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X221138452
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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This case report describes the first successful treatment of alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis with the Janus kinase 1 inhibitor upadacitinib in a paediatric patient. After minimal response to topical corticosteroids and spironolactone, improvements in hair growth on the scalp and body were noted after only 6 weeks of upadacitinib treatment.