Hair regrowth following fecal microbiota transplantation in an elderly patient with alopecia areata: A case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Case reports of hair regrowth in patients with alopecia after fecal microbiota transplantation

Reference	Age	Sex	Disease	Pattern of alopecia	Previous therapies for alopecia	Other therapies for alopecia during FMT	Hair regrowth after FMT
Rebello et al[59], 2017	38	Male	CDI	Alopecia universalis	Steroid injection	No	8 wk
Rebello et al[59], 2017	20	Male	CDI	Alopecia universalis	Intralesional corticosteroid injections	2 additional intralesional corticosteroid injections after FMT	A few months
	86	Male	Noninfectious diarrhea	Alopecia areata	No	No	4 wk

CDI: Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection; FMT: Fecal microbiota transplantation.