From the Lkpartment of Anthropology, University of MichiganDearborn, College of Arts, Sciences, and L.&D-S, Dearborn, Michigan Use of therapies to improve an individual’s appearance is not a new medical concept. Androgenetic alopecia has been recognized as a disorder since the time of Hippocrates,’ and since that time, a variety of preparations and surgical procedures have been used as treatmen...

Background: Due to their chronic nature, influences on the body image, hopelessness toward complete recovery and frequent recurrences, dermatological diseases seem to be one of the important predisposing factors in depression and suicidal ideation. Thus, the present study aimed at evaluating the degree of depression and suicidal ideation in patients with psoriasis, acne, alopecia areata a...

BACKGROUND The presence of yellow dots is a characteristic dermoscopic finding in alopecia areata. The aim of this study was to investigate the yellow dot pattern observed at dermoscopy in alopecia areata with reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) and correlate RCM findings with pathological features. OBSERVATIONS Six patients affected by alopecia totalis entered the study. Patients were firs...

Background: Highly variable results of topical immunotherapy with Diphencyprone (DPC) in the treatment of Alopecia areata have been reported so far. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of DPC in the treatment of severe and chronic chronic Alopecia areata. Patients and Methods: 28 patients (16 female and 12 male, 10-35 years old, mean age 25 years) ...

Forty-eight patients (23 male, 25 female) with severe alopecia areata were sensitized and treated with topical diphencyprone. Thirty-eight per cent of the subjects had good regrowth of hair at a mean follow-up period of 30.8 months. The presence of nail changes, a personal history of atopy and a long duration of alopecia had an adverse prognostic effect.

Alopecia can be either scarring or non-scarring. Non-scarring alopecias tend to have preserved follicular ostia, with no clinically visible inflammation in most presentations, although histologic inflammation may be present. The common types of non-scarring alopecias are androgenic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, trichotillomania and traction alopecia. Scarring alopecias, also kno...

IMPORTANCE Alopecia areata is an idiopathic cause of hair loss with limited therapeutic repertoire. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of a high- vs low-potency topical corticosteroid in pediatric patients. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This single-center, randomized, blind, 2-arm, parallel-group, superiority trial was carried out over a 24-week period at a tertiary referral a...