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Treatment with diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP)

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Figure 1

Baseline: Forty year old female with alopecia areata pre-universalis for 20 years duration.

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Figure 2

Week 14: Treatment to the left side of the scalp. Right side is untreated to act as a control.

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Figure 3

Week 24: Treament to the left side continues. Right side remains as control.

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Figure 4

Week 30: Treatment to the left side continues. Treatment to the right side started 6 weeks ago.

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Figure 5

Week 36: Treatment to the left side continues. Treatment to the right side started 12 weeks ago and continues as well. 

Photos by Jerry Shapiro, MD, FRCPC
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