Scarring Alopecia Under Immune Checkpoint Blockade: a Report of Three Cases

Authors

  • Sonja Braasch University Hospital Muenster, Department of Dermatology
  • Carsten Weishaupt University Hospital Münster, Department of Dermatology
  • Eva Spukti University Hospital Münster, Department of Dermatology
  • Markus Böhm University Hospital Münster, Department of Dermatology
  • Stephan Alexander Braun Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Münster, Von-Esmarch-Str. 58, DE-48149 Münster, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.2311

Keywords:

alopecia, CTLA-4, immune-related adverse event, PD-1

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Published

2022-10-11

How to Cite

Braasch, S., Weishaupt, C., Spukti, E., Böhm, M., & Braun, S. A. (2022). Scarring Alopecia Under Immune Checkpoint Blockade: a Report of Three Cases. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 102, adv00792. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.2311