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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 28.03.2025

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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).

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  1. 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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Last updated on: 28.03.2025

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer