An evaluation of PUVA-therapy for alopecia areata.
30 patients with alopecia areata were treated with 8-methoxypsoralen orally combined with whole body UVA exposure. 9 patients showed more than 60% regrowth of hair, 8 of them had recurrences of hair loss within a mean time of 7.7 months. No selecting criteria could be found prophesying good results of PUVA therapy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011701:PUVA Therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy