Retrospective Analysis of Oral Tofacitinib Treatment for Alopecia Areata at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

In this six-year real-world Saudi cohort, oral tofacitinib demonstrated favorable long-term effectiveness in patients with AA. Despite frequent lipid abnormalities, adverse events were manageable with routine monitoring, supporting the feasibility of long-term tofacitinib therapy in carefully selected patients.

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Cureus
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2026-01-08
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.101063
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Hair Growth and Disorders
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Retrospective Analysis of Oral Tofacitinib Treatment for Alopecia Areata at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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In this six-year real-world Saudi cohort, oral tofacitinib demonstrated favorable long-term effectiveness in patients with AA. Despite frequent lipid abnormalities, adverse events were manageable with routine monitoring, supporting the feasibility of long-term tofacitinib therapy in carefully selected patients.

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Qassim University (SA), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA), Shaqra University (SA), King Fahd Medical City (SA), Buraydah Colleges (SA)
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