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- Title
Hair Growth in Two Alopecia Patients after Fecal Microbiota Transplant.
- Authors
Rebello, Dionne; Wang, Elaina; Yen, Eugene; Lio, Peter A.; Kelly, Colleen R.
- Abstract
Clostridium difficile infections can be life-threatening but are increasingly being treated successfully with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). We report two patients with alopecia universalis who developed subsequent hair regrowth after FMT for treatment of recurrent C. difficile infections. Gut microbiota may have immunomodulatory effects in autoimmune conditions such as alopecia areata, and further study may elucidate disease mechanisms and lead to alternative treatment options for these patients for whom treatment options are currently limited.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL disease treatment; HAIR follicle physiology; BALDNESS; BIOTHERAPY; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; GUT microbiome
- Publication
ACG Case Reports Journal, 2017, Vol 4, p1
- ISSN
2326-3253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14309/crj.2017.107