Treatment of alopecia areata with topical sensitizers

Sutherland L1, Laschinger M, Syed ZU, Gaspari A.
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Abstract

For those with severe alopecia areata, with greater than 50% scalp involvement, topical immunotherapy with diphenylcyclopropenone or squaric acid dibutylester is considered the treatment of choice. This article not only reviews the safety and efficacy of topical sensitizers for the treatment of alopecia areata
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