Dermatography as a new treatment for alopecia areata of the eyebrows.
Int J Dermatol
; 37(8): 617-21, 1998 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9732013
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Alopecia areata is considered to be an autoimmune disease. It consists of patchy hair loss of the scalp and the eyebrows, making it a disfiguring condition. This 10-year study was designed to assess the usefulness of the treatment of the eyebrows with dermatography as a relatively quick and simple method to obtain a cosmetically satisfactory result. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The eyebrow areas were covered with a halftone pattern of tiny dots of color pigments, using a Van der Velden Derma-injector, without anesthesia. On average, two to three dermatography sessions of 1 h were required. The follow-up was 4 years.RESULTS:
Thirty three patients, most of whom had been previously treated with a sensitizer such as dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), were treated with dermatography. Four patients had also been treated by a beautician with a crude form of tattooing. The results in 30 patients were excellent. In three patients the results were good.CONCLUSIONS:
Dermatography is a technique offering a good alternative for time-consuming, troublesome treatment modalities that often have considerable side-effects. With dermatography, no side-effects were found.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tattooing
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Alopecia Areata
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Eye Diseases
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Eyebrows
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Hair Diseases
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Dermatol
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands