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Hair regrowth following TNF-Α blockade in coexisting psoriasis vulgaris and alopecia areata Volume 23, numéro 4, July-August 2013

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1 Department of Dermatology,
Kyoto University,
54 Shogoin-Kawara, Sakyo,
Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
2 Department of Dermatology,
Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitÄt,
MÜnchen, Germany

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-Α can modulate hair cycles [1], as well as mediate immunological diseases [2]. TNF-Α blockade is thought to be effective for psoriasis vulgaris (PV) [2] but not for alopecia areata (AA) [3]. We herein report a case with co-existing PV and AA universalis, which allowed two observations, terminal hair growth limited to psoriatic lesions before treatment, and clearance of psoriasis plaques with transient hair regrowth under anti-TNF-Α therapy.A 28-year-old woman presented [...]