Baricitinib Therapy for Moderate to Severe Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Review of 95 Japanese Patients

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  • Takafumi Numata Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Ryokichi Irisawa Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Watanabe Dermatology Clinic, 1-14-5 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Miho Mori Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Masaki Uchiyama Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Kazutoshi Harada Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Watanabe Dermatology Clinic, 1-14-5 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.18348

Keywords:

Alopecia totalis, Alopecia universalis, Hair loss, JAK inhibitor, Janus kinase inhibitor, Trichoscopy

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2024-01-22

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Numata, T., Irisawa, R., Mori, M., Uchiyama, M., & Harada, K. (2024). Baricitinib Therapy for Moderate to Severe Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Review of 95 Japanese Patients. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 104, adv18348. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.18348

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