Extensive childhood alopecia areata responding to combination of oral cyclosporine and corticosteroid therapy – clinical experience in four patients

Nibedita Patro, Maitreyee Panda, Sibasish Patro, Madhuchhanda Mohapatra

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology 2018 19(3):269-271

Alopecia areata (AA) is a disease of unpredictable treatment outcome. Due to a great psychosocial impact associated with the disease, multitudes of therapy have been tried. We recommend safe consideration of oral cyclosporine in cases of extensive nonresponsive childhood AA.