Abstract
Background: Hair loss is a very common complaint and dermatologists should be able to make the correct diagnosis of different types of alopecia and choose the best therapeutic strategy according to patients' and doctors' expectations. Objective: To review treatment of the most common forms of hair loss. Methods: Literature review and expert opinion. Conclusion: There is good evidence based information for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. There are very few randomized good quality studies and no information about long-term results for most of the available treatments for alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias. Treatment of alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias is, therefore, selected in the absence of precise information on the expected outcome and treatment failure is common.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1017-1026 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Alopecia areata
- Androgenetic alopecia
- Cicatricial alopecia
- Corticosteroids
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Dissecting folliculitis
- Finasteride
- Folliculitis decalvans
- Hair loss
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Isotretinoin
- Lichen planopilaris
- Minoxidil
- Scalp
- Topical immunotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Pharmacology
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Treatment strategies for alopecia. / Tosti, Antonella; Duque-Estrada, Bruna.
In: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, Vol. 10, No. 6, 01.04.2009, p. 1017-1026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment strategies for alopecia
AU - Tosti, Antonella
AU - Duque-Estrada, Bruna
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - Background: Hair loss is a very common complaint and dermatologists should be able to make the correct diagnosis of different types of alopecia and choose the best therapeutic strategy according to patients' and doctors' expectations. Objective: To review treatment of the most common forms of hair loss. Methods: Literature review and expert opinion. Conclusion: There is good evidence based information for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. There are very few randomized good quality studies and no information about long-term results for most of the available treatments for alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias. Treatment of alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias is, therefore, selected in the absence of precise information on the expected outcome and treatment failure is common.
AB - Background: Hair loss is a very common complaint and dermatologists should be able to make the correct diagnosis of different types of alopecia and choose the best therapeutic strategy according to patients' and doctors' expectations. Objective: To review treatment of the most common forms of hair loss. Methods: Literature review and expert opinion. Conclusion: There is good evidence based information for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. There are very few randomized good quality studies and no information about long-term results for most of the available treatments for alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias. Treatment of alopecia areata and cicatricial alopecias is, therefore, selected in the absence of precise information on the expected outcome and treatment failure is common.
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KW - Dissecting folliculitis
KW - Finasteride
KW - Folliculitis decalvans
KW - Hair loss
KW - Hydroxychloroquine
KW - Isotretinoin
KW - Lichen planopilaris
KW - Minoxidil
KW - Scalp
KW - Topical immunotherapy
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