Neonatal alopecia areata treated with topical tacrolimus: a case report
Keywords:
alopecia areata, newborn, tacrolimusAbstract
Alopecia areata is a common form of non-scarring and recurrent alopecia that causes hair loss. It appears equally in males and females of any age, although children and adolescents are more commonly affected. We present a patient with diagnosis of neonatal alopecia, who responded to the treatment with topical tacrolimus.
Author Biographies
Alejandra Lopera
Estudiante de Medicina en año de internado, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Luz Marina Gómez
Médica dermatóloga, profesora titular y jefe del Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
María Cristina Trujillo
Médica, residente de tercer año de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
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13. Breuer K, Werfel T, Kapp A. Safety and efficacy of topical calcineurin inhibitors in the treatment of childhood atopic dermatitis. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2005;6:65-77.
2. Lenane P, Pope E, Krafchik B. Congenital Alopecia Areata. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52:S8-11.
3. Harrison S, Sinclair R. Optimal management of hair loss (alopecia) in children. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003;4:757-70.
4. Crowder JA, Frieden IJ, Price VH. Alopecia areata in infants and newborns. Pediatr Dermatol. 2002;19:155-8.
5. De Prost I, Bodener C. Alopecia areata. In: Harper J, Oranje A, Prose N, editors. Textbook of pediatric dermatology. London: Blackwell Publishing; 2006. p. 1783-9.
6. Kos L, Conlon J. An update of alopecia areata. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2009;21:475-80.
7. Gutiérrez M, Rodríguez A, Moreno JC. Actualización terapéutica en alopecia areata. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2009;100:266-76.
8. Garg S, Messenger A. Alopecia areata. Evidence-based treatments. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2009;28:15-8.
9. Price VH, Willey A, Chen BK. Topical tacrolimus in alopecia areata. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;52:138-9.
10. Alkhalifah A, Alsantali A, Wang E. Alopecia areata update. Part II. Treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010;62:191-202.
11. Feldmann K, Kunte C, Wollenberg A, Wolff H. Is topical tacrolimus effective in alopecia areata universalis? Br J Dermatol. 2002;147:1031-2.
12. Jessup CJ, Morgan SC, Cohen LM, Viders DE. Incontinencia pigmenti: treatment of IP with topical tacrolimus: a case report. J Drugs Dermatol. 2009;8:944-6.
13. Breuer K, Werfel T, Kapp A. Safety and efficacy of topical calcineurin inhibitors in the treatment of childhood atopic dermatitis. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2005;6:65-77.
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Lopera A, Gómez LM, Trujillo MC. Neonatal alopecia areata treated with topical tacrolimus: a case report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 27 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];18(3):169-71. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/329
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Lopera A, Gómez LM, Trujillo MC. Neonatal alopecia areata treated with topical tacrolimus: a case report. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 27 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];18(3):169-71. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/329
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