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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 22;6(2):106-108.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.12.008. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Hair regrowth in 2 patients with recalcitrant central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after use of topical metformin

Erinolaoluwa F Araoye  1 , Jamael A L Thomas  2 , Crystal U Aguh  1
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Hair regrowth in 2 patients with recalcitrant central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after use of topical metformin

Erinolaoluwa F Araoye et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: AMPK, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase; CCCA, central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia; FPD, fibroproliferative disorder; ILK, intralesional triamcinolone acetonide; black hair; central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia; ethnic hair; topical therapeutics; treatment.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
Improvement of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after application of topical metformin in case 1. A, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in patient 1 before initiation of topical metformin. B, Hair regrowth observed after 6 months of topical 10% metformin treatment.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Improvement of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after application of topical metformin in case 2. A, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in patient 2 before initiation of topical metformin. B, Hair regrowth after 4 months of topical 10% metformin treatment.
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