Open AccessWeekly azathioprine pulse versus betamethasone oral mini-pulse in the treatment of moderate-to-severe alopecia areata
Author(s) -
Prashant Gupta,
Kaushal K. Verma,
Sujay Khandpur,
Neetu Bhari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_481_16
Subject(s) - medicine , betamethasone , scalp , alopecia areata , group b , azathioprine , randomized controlled trial , dermatology , surgery , gastroenterology , disease
Corticosteroids are the most common agents used in the treatment of alopecia areata (AA), however, their long-term use is associated with severe side effects. Therefore, other immunosuppressive agents have been tried and azathioprine appears to be an effective and promising alternative.