A study of clinical profile of Alopecia areata in a tertiary care hospital in Western Odisha

This study was an attempt on the part of the author to find out the incidence and various clinicoepidemiological characteristics of AA in VSS medical College, Burla, Western Odisha. The study was carried on 70 Patients of AA attending the OPD, out of which 88% of the cases were of AA classical type (Patchy). The age group of 21-30 years showed maximum prevalence of AA (43%). 57% of the patients showed lesions on scalp, out of which 62.5% showed multiple lesions with a male dominance of 70%. Most of the patients had oval lesions (54%). Nail involvement was seen in 10% of cases with the pitting of nails being the commonest pattern. Atopy was the most common condition associated with AA. 10 % of the patients reported with family history of AA.