Chapter 16: Common Dermatologic Therapies

Systemic Therapies: JAK Inhibitors

JAK inhibitors are new medications that are now approved for treating atopic dermatitis and are often effective in treating alopecia areata. These are expensive medications and are reserved for patients that have failed other therapies. They require careful monitoring and live vaccines should not be given.

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