Development of Alopecia Areata After Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Female Pattern Hair Loss: A Case Report
Keywords:
Platelet-rich plasma, Androgenetic alopecia, Alopecia areata, ComplicationAbstract
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous serum that contains high concentrations of platelets and growth factors. PRP is considered as an alternative treatment to improve hair conditions among patients with alopecia areata (AA) and androgenetic alopecia (AGA) that are refractory to standard treatments. Currently, some case reports have described complications after PRP injection. This is the first case report to describe a patient who never had an AA lesion, but later developed AA after 3-session of PRP injection for AGA treatment. The laboratory investigations were evaluated and the results were unremarkable. We postulated that some cytokines containing in PRP might play a role in the development of AA in our patient or this could be the coincidence with AGA.
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