Treatment of an alopecia areata patient with tofacitinib results in regrowth of hair and changes in serum and skin biomarkers

Exp Dermatol. 2016 Aug;25(8):642-3. doi: 10.1111/exd.13060.
No abstract available

Keywords: JAK inhibitors; alopecia areata; biomarkers; tofacitinib.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alopecia Areata / blood
  • Alopecia Areata / drug therapy*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Piperidines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • tofacitinib