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Successful Treatment of Alopecia

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Alopecia areata is a common form of hair loss, which is caused by autoimmune and genetic factors. Topical corticosteroids are one of the therapeutic modalities for alopecia areata, due to its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Cosmetic Dermatology Division, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Indonesian Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. M. Djamil Hospital, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia

    Satya Wydya Yenny, Sigya Octari & Heffi Anindya Putri

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

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    Lidia Rudnicka

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Yenny, S.W., Octari, S., Putri, H.A. (2022). Successful Treatment of Alopecia. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Hair Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93423-1_37

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