Extensive alopecia areata treated with betamethasone oral mini-pulse therapy: An open uncontrolled study From: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: Khaitan, Binod; Mittal, Rashmi; Verma, Kaushal | Copyright Medknow Publications Nov/Dec 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Alopecia areata has a variable course and uncertain natural history. All patients of alopecia areata may not require treatment. Spontaneous regrowth in some cases with limited disease process is well known.[1],[2] Although diverse therapeutic options are available, none of them is satisfactory. Moreover, it is not yet identifiable as to which patient of alopecia areata will progress into extensive disease or alopecia totalis/ universalis and will require intervention. In t...

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