High dose pulsed corticosteroid therapy combined with Methotrexate for Severe Alopecia Areata of Childhood

Abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) in childhood can run a chronic course and worsen over time(1). Spontaneous hair regrowth is rarely appreciated in chronic severe AA(2-4). Our centre described the ineffective use of high dose pulsed corticosteroid therapy (HDPCT) in the long term(1). Methotrexate (MTX) as a maintenance therapy following HDPCT showed some success in adults(5). Although the evidence for using either drug individually was weak(6), the combination of using both was not well studied.

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