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ArticleCureus2021

Tofacitinib Treatment in Patients With Active COVID-19 Infection.

Abdulmajeed M Alajlan, Lama R AlZamil, Amal M Aseri

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abdulmajeed M AlajlanDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Lama R AlZamilDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Amal M AseriDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, SAU.
Qassim University · SAKing Saud University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder attacking the hair follicle epithelium; hence, causing non-scarring hair loss. It has been found that Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) hyperactivity plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Tofacitinib is an effective JAK1 and JAK3 inhibitor that can block several cytokines such as IL-2, IL-7, and IL-6. Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of oral tofacitinib in hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, it has been advised to withhold JAK inhibitors during the period of active infection due to possible immunosuppression. We herein report two cases of patients with alopecia universalis who continued to use tofacitinib during their active COVID-19 infection and showed no deterioration in their course of illness.

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alopecia areatacovid19jak1jak3jak inhibitortofacitinib

Identifiers

PMID34660145
PMCPMC8516018
OpenAlexW3200804929

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