Treatment of Alopecia Areata With Tofacitinib

JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Jun 1;153(6):600-602. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0001.

Abstract

This medical record review describes the characteristics and outcomes of patients with alopecia areata before and after treatment with tofacitinib.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alopecia Areata / drug therapy*
  • Alopecia Areata / pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hair / drug effects
  • Hair / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use*
  • Polyps
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
  • Scalp / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Piperidines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • tofacitinib