Treatment of Scarring Alopecia in Discoid Variant of Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus With Tacrolimus Lotion, 0.3%
Milam EC, Ramachandran S, Franks AG. Treatment of Scarring Alopecia in Discoid Variant of Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus With Tacrolimus Lotion, 0.3%. JAMA Dermatology 2015, 151: 1113-1116. PMID: 26039539, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.1349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiscoid lupus erythematosusCutaneous lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusScarring alopeciaHair regrowthChronic cutaneous lupus erythematosusOral antimalarial therapyPermanent scarring alopeciaAutoimmune inflammatory disorderFirst-line therapyLate-stage diseasePotential therapeutic optionAlcohol baseChronic variantsDiscoid variantOral antimalarialsIntralesional corticosteroidsDLE lesionsTherapeutic optionsInflammatory disordersAntimalarial therapyPermanent scarringRetrospective analysisLesion severityIrreversible alopecia