Methotrexate in Alopecia Areata: A Report of Three Cases

There are few studies about systemic treatment in severe cases of alopecia areata (AA), especially in the pediatric population. Although there is more experience with systemic corticosteroids, recent reports have suggested methotrexate (MTX) as an alternative treatment, with a relatively good outcom...

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Autores principales: Batalla, Ana, Flórez, Ángeles, Abalde, Teresa, Vázquez-Veiga, Hugo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28442879
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_67_16
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Sumario:There are few studies about systemic treatment in severe cases of alopecia areata (AA), especially in the pediatric population. Although there is more experience with systemic corticosteroids, recent reports have suggested methotrexate (MTX) as an alternative treatment, with a relatively good outcome. We describe three cases of AA in children treated with MTX, two of them with successful results.

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