Pulse steroid therapy for children's severe alopecia areata?
Pulse steroid therapy for children's severe alopecia areata?
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类固醇冲击治疗儿童严重斑秃?
DOI:
10.1159/000246159
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发表时间:
1997
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Micheline Song
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作者:
N. Kiesch;J. Stene;J. Goens;O. Vanhooteghem;Micheline Song
Seven children with severe, rapidly evolving alopecia areata (AA) were treated with pulse steroid therapy (PST). AA had been present for 3-44 weeks and involved more than 30% of the scalp. One patient had alopecia totalis. Intravenous methylprednisolone (5 mg/kg twice a day) was administered for 3 days. No serious side effects were noted. At the 12-month follow-up, complete regrowth had occurred in 5 patients (71%). The patient with alopecia totalis had no regrowth. PST appears to be a promising and safe treatment for extensive, recent-onset AA in children. No response is to be expected in alopecia totalis or long-standing AA.