title: Topical treatment of extended alopecia. Intralesional steroid--Kromayer lamp.
abstract: Two groups of patients with subtotal to universal areate type alopecia were serially treated, 6 with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide suspension and 6 with contact irradiation by ultraviolet light from a high-pressure mercury-arc source with a quartz envelope (Kromayer lamp). The treatment was limited to one half of the scalp while the untreated half served as a control. Triamcinolone acetonide suspension gave in 2 of the 6 treated patients a temporary  stimulating effect on hari growth; later, however, hair growth inhibition was noted in 3 patients. Contact irradiation with ultraviolet light from a Kromayer lamp gave in 4 of the 6 treated patients a stimulatory effect upon hair growth, but did not seem to initiate it.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide