Childhood alopecia areata: A study of 89 patients

Selenium in patients with Alopecia Areata: A case-control study

Background: Autoimmune mechanisms are involved in the etiology of Alopecia areata. It is also shown that Selenium has some effects on regulation of autoimmune mechanisms. Objective: To compare the plasma level of Selenium between those with and without Alopecia areata. Patients and Methods: In this case-control study, 29 patients with Alopecia areata referred to Razi hospital in Tehran, a...

Quality of life in Alopecia Areata patients

Introduction: Alopecia Areata is a chronic recurrent nonscarring skin disease characterized by sudden Asymptomatic localized hairless. Alopecia Areata can cause emotional and psychosocial distress in affected individuals. Personal appearance due to patchy hairloss may affect patients social relationship and change in quality of life. This study is designed to investigate the effect of Ale...

Alopecia areata.

n engl j med 367;3 nejm.org july 19, 2012 279 methacin should be used in addition to pancre­ atic stents in high­risk patients. However, post hoc analysis of our trial suggests that indometha­ cin may obviate the need for prophylactic pan­ creatic stent placement (unpublished data), and we therefore agree with Baron et al. that com­ parative effectiveness studies of indomethacin and pancreatic ...

Alopecia areata.

Alopecia areata is a frequent cause of hair loss. The origin of disease is not fully understood. However there are indications for a T-cell mediated autoimmune process. Genetic, immunologic and psychologic factors are important for the outbreak of disease. Most patients show localized patches of acute hair loss, where regrowth is observed spontaneously or with simple topical treatment within fe...

Alopecia Areata