Topical Calcipotriol versus oral vitamin D in the treatment of alopecia areata
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Successful Treatment of Alopecia Areata with Topical Calcipotriol
Alopecia areata (AA) is an inflammatory hair loss of unknown etiology. AA is chronic and relapsing, and no effective cure or preventive treatment has been established. Vitamin D was recently reported to be important in cutaneous immune modulation as well as calcium regulation and bone metabolism. It is well known that areata is common clinical finding in patients with vitamin D deficiency, vita...
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عنوان ژورنال: Fayoum University Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2536-9482
DOI: 10.21608/fumj.2019.55057