[Successful treatment of alopecia totalis with tofacitinib in a Danish patient]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2020 Aug 24;182(35):V03200200.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Alopecia totalis (AT) is characterised by extensive hair loss on the scalp, and common treatments are rarely effective. Janus kinase inhibitors represent a potentially new treatment modality in AT. In this case report, AT was successfully treated with tofacitinib in a 43-year-old male patient. After six months of treatment, the patient regained all his hair, and no relapse was seen after one year of treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alopecia / drug therapy
  • Denmark
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use
  • Pyrimidines* / therapeutic use
  • Pyrroles* / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Piperidines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • tofacitinib