Dermatology

Alopecia

Questions discussed in this category

What is your experience with using 5 alpha reductase inhibitors in females of childbearing age for androgenetic alopecia?

Dutasteride versus Finasteride

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How do you screen alopecia patients to determine whether they are appropriate candidates for JAK inhibitors?

Do you utilize a standardized script or questionnaire and if so, what types of questions are you including? Would you use JAK inhibitors in patients w...

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How do you counsel patients on the risks versus benefits of JAK inhibitors for the treatment of alopecia?

How do you compare safety to other oral immunosuppressants such as Methotrexate, CellCept, or Azathioprine?

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How do you counsel patients with alopecia on the timing of response and what sort of outcomes they should expect with JAK inhibitors?

What is your experience with ritlecitinib and how does it compare to baricitinib?

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How do you utilize JAK inhibitors in combination with other therapies to manage alopecia?

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How do you utilize JAK inhibitors for alopecia in the pediatric population?

What special considerations or couseling do you provide for pediatric patients that are different from adult patients?

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What is your approach to treating patients with lichen planopilaris who do not respond to hydroxychloroquine?

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What is your preferred treatment algorithm for a patient with alopecia universalis who has failed oral and intralesional steroids?

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With the increasing reports of correlation of frontal fibrosing alopecia and titanium dioxide sunscreens, do you advise patients against the use of micronized sunscreens on the face?

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How do you manage eyebrow and eyelash involvement in patients with alopecia areata?

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Do you offer finasteride to teenagers with androgenetic alopecia?

Do you have an age cutoff? I see 16-18 years olds on occasion who are already developing androgenetic alopecia. I'm curious to know if other dermatol...

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How do you manage patients with alopecia totalis who are not candidates for JAK inhibitors?

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Do you commonly recommend oral minoxidil, dutasteride, or a combination of both for patients with androgenic alopecia?

I prefer dutasteride for its safety and efficacy compared with minoxidil which can interact with different drugs and food. Also, minoxidil is a hyper...

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How do you approach treating patients with acne keloidalis nuchae who do not respond to a potent topical steroid or retinoid?

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What is your approach to managing patients with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) who do not respond to ILK or doxycycline?

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What is your treatment algorithm for treating patients with lichen planopilaris?

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How do you manage patients with chronic telogen effluvium?

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