RE: Azulfidine May Relieve Patchy Baldness

[Guest guest]

Must be a different kind of baldness - sure hasn't helped mine!

Arne

51 - UC 1977 - PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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From: alw2010

Arthritis Drug Helps Grow Hair

Azulfidine May Relieve Patchy Baldness

By Warner

May 13, 2002 -- A drug used to treat autoimmune disorders such as

rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may help people with patchy

baldness grow their hair back.

A new study shows the drug Azulfidine -- generic name sulfazalazine --

may be a safe and effective new alternative for treating severe

alopecia areata, a form of baldness that affects about 2% of the

population during their lifetime. The condition causes sudden,

recurrent hair loss in clumps or patches from the scalp, eyebrows,

and eyelashes. People with alopecia areata may only develop a few

bald patches or may lose all of their hair. . .