Hair Growth in Two Alopecia Patients after Fecal Microbiota Transplant | Zendy

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Hair Growth in Two Alopecia Patients after Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Author(s) -

Dionne Rebello,

Elaina Wang,

Eugene F. Yen,

Peter Lio,

Colleen Kelly

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2017.107

Subject(s) - alopecia areata , alopecia universalis , medicine , fecal bacteriotherapy , clostridium difficile , dermatology , hair loss , hair transplantation , microbiome , hair growth , gut flora , feces , disease , immunology , bioinformatics , antibiotics , physiology , microbiology and biotechnology , scalp , biology

infections can be life-threatening but are increasingly being treated successfully with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). We report two patients with alopecia universalis who developed subsequent hair regrowth after FMT for treatment of recurrent infections. Gut microbiota may have immunomodulatory effects in autoimmune conditions such as alopecia areata, and further study may elucidate disease mechanisms and lead to alternative treatment options for these patients for whom treatment options are currently limited.

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