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Topical tacrolimus in alopecia areata.

Price VH, Willey A, Chen BK

Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco Hair Research Center, 94117, USA. pricev@derm.ucsf.edu

Eleven patients with alopecia areata affecting 10% to 75% of the scalp, average duration 6 years, had no terminal hair growth in response to tacrolimus ointment 0.1% applied twice daily for 24 weeks. Treatment failure may reflect insufficient depth of penetration of the ointment formulation and less than optimal patient selection.

Published 31 December 2004 in J Am Acad Dermatol, 52(1): 138-9.
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