Finasteride is of uncertain utility in treating frontal fibrosing alopecia

Affiliations

¹ St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ct287@cantab.net.
² St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Dermatopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Comment

Christos Tziotzios et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;74(4):e73-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.09.076.

¹ St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ct287@cantab.net.
² St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Dermatopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Further research needed if finasteride is to become standard of care for frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).
Danesh MJ, Murase JE. Danesh MJ, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Apr;74(4):e75. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.11.019. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016. PMID: 26979374 No abstract available.
Antiandrogenic drugs, a therapeutic option for frontal fibrosing alopecia patients.
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Increasing utility of finasteride for frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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