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Alopecia areata with rapid progression, leads to reversible (sometimes irreversible) hairlessness of the entire scalp.
Often combined with onycholysis or (20 nail) trachyonychia of finger and toenails.
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The incidental healing of alpecia areata totalis (in psoriasis vulgaris) with the Janus kinase inhibitor deucravacitinib is noteworthy (Jonas C et al. 2025).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Jonas C et al. (2025) Hair regrowth in a patient with alopecia universalis and psoriasis vulgaris during deucravacitinib therapy. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 23:234-235.
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Alopecia areata (overview); Deucravacitinib; Onycholysis (overview); Trachyonychia;Disclaimer
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