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Dear Editor, A young man with alopecia universalis (top) refractory to methotrexate was started on tofacitinib (a Janus kinase inhibitor), which may promote hair regrowth in severe alopecia areata (AA).1 This was combined with monthly injections of corticosteroids into the eyebrows and scalp – a common therapy for AA – which, like Janus kinase inhibitors, reduces inflammation around hair follicles.2 After 10 months of tofacitinib treatment combined with triamcinolone injections (2·5 mg mL−1) into the eyebrows from the start of treatment, and into the scalp starting after 7 months of treatment, the patient achieved near complete regrowth (bottom). His nails remained dystrophic with mild improvement. No adverse effects were observed.

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