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JAKARTA
STEROID-UNRESPONSIVE AND
PROGRESSIVE ALOPECIA AREATA
SUCCESFULLY TREATED WITH
CALCIPOTRIOL: A CASE REPORT
Dr. MINTOHARDJO
NAVY HOSPITAL,
JAKARTA
INTRODUCTIO
N
Gilhar A. Collapse of immune privilege in alopecia areata: Coincidental or substantial? J Invest Dermatol
2010;130:2535-2537
2.
Messenger AG., McKillop J., Farrant P., McDonagh AJ., Sladden M. British association
Guidelines for the Management of Alopecia Areata. Br J Dermatol 2012;166:916-926
3.
AlKhalifah A, Alsantali A, Wang E, MacElwee KJ, Shapiro J. Alopecia Update Part II Treatment. J Am Acad
of Dermatologist
INTRODUCTIO
N.
Failed to treat ?
ALTERNATIV
E
TREATMENT
Corticosteroid
Unresponsive ?
Progressive ?
Current Evidences
1. Vitamin-D
on
VDR Receptors (VDR) role in hair cycle(4)
2. 1,25 (OH)2 D3 up regulates VDR expression in Murine and
Human Hair follicles
(5)
(6)
cycleMB.
Demay,
Role of vitamin D receptor in hair follicle biology. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007;103:344346
5.
Xie Z, Komuves L, Yu QC, Elalieh H, Ng DC, Leary C, et al. Lack of vitamin D receptor is associated with
reduced epidermal differentiation. J Invest Dermatol 2002;118:11-16
6.
Kong J, Li XJ, Gavin D, Jiang Y, Li YC. Targeted expression of human VDR in the skin promotes the
initiation of the post natal hair follicle cycle and rescues the alopecia in VDR null mice. J Invest
CASE
A 30-year-old atopic Male
Vertex sudden hair loss
No history of scalp lesion or trichotilomania
No history of metabolic or auto-immune disease
Similar alopecia on his brother Intra lesion TA injection
Treatment:
1. Topical Glucocorticoid, Minoxidil 5%, Hair Supplement
2. Intralesional TA 3mg/ml, Minoxidil 5%, Hair Supplement
3. Topical Calcipotriol twice/day
CASE (FOLLOW
UP)
Month1st
Month3rd
Month4th
Month5th
Week2nd
Month2nd
Month3rd
Month4th
DISCUSSION
1.
Gilhar A. Collapse of immune privilege in alopecia areata: Coincidental or substantial? J Invest Dermatol
2010;130:2535-2537
2.
Messenger AG., McKillop J., Farrant P., McDonagh AJ., Sladden M. British association
Guidelines for the Management of Alopecia Areata. Br J Dermatol 2012;166:916-926
3.
AlKhalifah A, Alsantali A, Wang E, MacElwee KJ, Shapiro J. Alopecia Update Part II Treatment. J Am Acad
of Dermatologist
DISCUSSION
The role of VDR
in hair cycle
1.
2.
VDR
3.
VDR expression
4.
Demay, MB. Role of vitamin D receptor in hair follicle biology. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007;103:344346
5.
Xie Z, Komuves L, Yu QC, Elalieh H, Ng DC, Leary C, et al. Lack of vitamin D receptor is associated with
reduced epidermal differentiation. J Invest Dermaatol 2002;118:11-16
6.
Kong J, Li XJ, Gavin D, Jiang Y, Li YC. Targeted expression of human VDR in the skin promotes the
initiation of the post natal hair follicle cycle and rescues the alopecia in VDR null mice. J Invest
Dermatol 2002;118:631-638
DISCUSSION
7. Kim DH, Lee JW, Kim IS, Choi YS, Lim YY, Kim HM, Kim BJ, Kim MN. Successful treatment of alopecia areata
with topical calcipotriol. Ann Dermatol 2012;24:341-43
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