CORTICOSTEROID AS TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA AREATA

  • Ni Putu Junika Putri
  • I Wayan Sugiritama

Abstract

Alopecia areata is a common cause of alopecia nonscarring. Incidence alopecia areata 1-2% of the population, with the same ratio in both sexes, and occurs in all racial groups. The characteristics of alopecia areata lesions usually develop bald patch with one or more round or oval in hair bearing areas of the body, especially on the scalp. Alopecia areata is an inflammatory disease, autoimmune mediated by T lymphocytes disease Therapy for alopecia areata is to suppress immune and inflammatory processes that occur in alopecia areata. Corticosteroid therapy is one modality of therapy for alopecia areata, because it has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Several methods corticostreroid administration consist of intralesional injection, topical, and systemic therapies

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Author Biographies

Ni Putu Junika Putri
Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana
I Wayan Sugiritama

Bagian Histologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana Denpasar.

How to Cite
JUNIKA PUTRI, Ni Putu; SUGIRITAMA, I Wayan. CORTICOSTEROID AS TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA AREATA. E-Jurnal Medika Udayana, [S.l.], p. 864-881, apr. 2013. ISSN 2303-1395. Available at: <https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eum/article/view/5347>. Date accessed: 13 dec. 2024.

Keywords

alopecia areata, corticosteroid

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