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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 120-122 |
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Alopecia totalis successfully treated with modified platelet-rich plasma therapy in a patient recalcitrant to traditional treatment modalities
Sumit Gupta, Priyanka Borde Bisht, Charisma Kannan
Department of Dermatology, Dr Gupta's Skin and Hair Hospital, Lalbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Priyanka Borde Bisht
Dr. Gupta's Hair and Skin Hospital, Lalbaug, Lucknow - 226 001, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/CDR.CDR_50_19
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Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune, nonscarring, inflammatory disorder of the scalp and/or body resulting in hair loss. Extensive AA such as alopecia totalis is increasingly unresponsive to conventional treatment modalities. We report a case of alopecia totalis showing a promising response with the application of platelet-rich plasma therapy modified with triamcinolone acetonide.
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