Oral Pulse Betamethasone, Methotrexate, and Combination Therapy to Treat Severe Alopecia Areata: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Trial.
Ali Asilian, Farahnaz Fatemi, Zakiye Ganjei, Amir Hossein Siadat, Fatemeh Mohaghegh, Mansour Siavash
Abstract
0.05). Oral steroid, methotrexate and combination pulse therapy were effective treatments for AA, while oral steroid pulse therapy and combination therapy were superior to methotrexate.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBetamethasoneMethotrexatePlaceboCombination therapyVisual analogue scaleInternal medicineAlopecia areataDermatologySurgeryPathologyAlternative medicineHair Growth and DisordersDermatologic Treatments and ResearchAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases