title: Exacerbation of alopecia areata during pegylated interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin therapy, possibly due to the collapse of hair follicle immune privilege.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017634:Self Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012254:Ribavirin; C417083:peginterferon alfa-2b