Alopecia Areata (AA) is a T-cell mediated autoimmune condition with non-scarring form of hair loss over scalp and/or body. In India and Singapore, one-third of newly diagnosed AA cases have been reported with age less than 20 years. Therapeutic options are limited in children because of lesser tolerability and potential side-effects. Hence, it becomes a challenge to treat extensive alopecia areata in children. We report a 9-year-old girl with extensive alopecia areata who showed no improvement

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... ith standard Oral Mini Pulse (OMP) of prednisolone for one year. After starting OMP with prednisolone along with cyclosporine, she showed almost complete regrowth of scalp and body hair in a span of 6 months with no side effects. Hence, we suggest OMP and cyclosporine as a better option for severe progressing alopecia areata in recalcitrant patients.