This content is machine translated Alopecia areata: drug therapy Which method achieves the best hair growth rates? Alopecia areata (AA) manifests as acute or chronic non-scarring hair loss. Diphenylcyclopropenone and Janus kinase inhibitors have a significantly higher remission rate compared with the spontaneous course, especially in severe…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Alopecia areata: diagnostics Nail involvement is associated with severe course Typically, alopecia areata (AA) presents with sharply demarcated round foci. Trichoscopy can provide valuable information; scalp biopsy is indicated only in exceptional cases. The course of AA varies greatly from…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alopecia areata Baricitinib improves hair growth in second Phase III study New data confirm the results of the first Phase III study published earlier this year. In both studies, a significantly higher proportion of baricitinib-treated patients met the primary endpoint of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Circular hair loss Antihistamines as an add-on for alopecia arata? In contrast to androgenetic alopecia, circular hair loss often occurs in childhood or adolescence. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, antihistamines combined…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Dealing with stigmatizing skin diseases in childhood How to help the child and the relatives? Many skin diseases are accompanied by psychosocial stress, which can lead to considerable limitations in the quality of life. Dermatologists should be aware of risk factors and symptoms for maladaptive…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hairless area in a ten year old girl Temporal alopecia areata? Case report: At the age of two years the parents of the now ten-year-old girl noticed for the first time a hairless area temporally on the left side. At the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Tips from the hair consultation Empathy and an honest opinion are valued In addition to expertise, patients with hair loss need advice above all. Dermatologist Myriam Wyss Fopp, MD, offers this in her hair consultation. She also led the Zurich study site…
