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. 1979 Nov 22;97(44):2013-7.

[Treatment of alopecia areata with dinitrochlorobenzol (DNCB)]

[Article in German]
E I Grussendorf
  • PMID: 511081

[Treatment of alopecia areata with dinitrochlorobenzol (DNCB)]

[Article in German]
E I Grussendorf. Fortschr Med. .

Abstract

Twenty-two patients with severe forms of alopecia areata were treated about 4--16 months with dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) dissolved in acetone. According to the patients' reactivity to DNCB the chemical was applied to the scalp in various concentration once a week. In 14 patients we observed the therapeutic effect of DNCB is unknown. Possibly it might be due to a change in the local immunoregulation. At the present time this treatment cannot be recommended for general use.

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