Treatment for alopecia.
Study Design
- Tipo de Estudo
- Review
- População
- Patients with various types of alopecia
- Intervenção
- Treatment for alopecia. None
- Comparador
- None
- Desfecho Primário
- Alopecia treatment outcomes
- Direção do Efeito
- Positive
- Risco de Viés
- Unclear
Abstract
Satisfactory, evidence-based medicine regimen for treating alopecia are available in literature only regarding alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia. About all the other kinds of alopecia, recommendations for therapy are still based upon the literature review, expert opinion, personal experience, expected adverse effects, and some pragmatic considerations such as the cost and the patient's compliance. Cicatricial alopecia is one of the most difficult challenges for dermatologists, because it is uncommon, its etiopathogenesis is not completely understood and there is no best therapy approach. Moreover, in Italy, most of the drugs mentioned below are not always available. Finally, therapies for hair disorders are long treatment and not always lead to a good improvement.
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