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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul 5:51:92-96.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.06.022. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Oral gabapentin for scalp pruritus in patients with lichen planopilaris: A case series

Li-Chi Chen  1 , Chino Ogbutor  1 , Ümmügülsüm Yıldız-Altay  2 , Kristen J Kelley  1 , Maryanne M Senna  1   3
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Oral gabapentin for scalp pruritus in patients with lichen planopilaris: A case series

Li-Chi Chen et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution; frontal fibrosing alopecia; gabapentin; itch; lichen planopilaris; pruritus.

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Spaghetti plots depicting trajectories of change in (A) itch numeric rating scale (NRS) and (B) Lichen Planopilaris Activity Index (LPPAI) over time with oral gabapentin, stratified by single or combined addition of oral gabapentin to patient’s concurrent hair loss therapies. Each line represents 1 subject.
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