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Clinical images of non-scarring alopecia before and after 1 year of treatment. (A) Several patches of non-scarring alopecia were observed bilaterally on the temporal and parietal scalp. (B) Dermoscopy revealed no black dots, exclamation-mark hairs or broken hairs. (C) Hair loss improved at ~1 year after the start of treatment
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An examination revealed patches of non-scarring alopecia on the temporal and parietal scalp (Fig. 1A). Dermoscopy found no characteristic features of alopecia areata, such as black dots, exclamation-mark hairs or broken hairs (Fig. 1B). One year after the start of treatment, hair growth was observed (Fig. 1C), the anti-DNA antibody level was improved and the C3 and C4 levels were normalized.