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Alopecia areata. Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Society of Dermatology. Part 2: Treatment [PDF]
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2023 The treatment goal in alopecia areata is induction of hair regrowth and halting the progression of the disease. Treatment decisions depend on the severity of the alopecia areata as assessed by the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) or the Alopecia Areata ...
Adriana Rakowska +8 more
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Alopecia areata. Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society. Part 1. Diagnosis and severity assessment [PDF]
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2023 The existence of two types of alopecia areata is suggested (probably genetically different): early-onset, with more severe symptoms, longer disease duration, higher tendency to relapse, often with a positive family history, and late-onset, in which the ...
Adriana Rakowska +8 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder characterized by transient, non-scarring hair loss and preservation of the hair follicle. Hair loss can take many forms ranging from loss in well-defined patches to diffuse or total hair loss, which can affect all hair-bearing sites. Patchy alopecia areata affecting the scalp is the most common type.
Pratt, C Herbert +4 more
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Progress in immune pathogenesis and targeted therapy of alopecia areata [PDF]
Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2023 Alopecia areata is a common clinical non-cicatricial alopecia. Alopecia totalis and generalized alopecia may occur in severe cases. The pathogenesis of alopecia areata is complex, and the treatment is faced with many difficulties.
Jiali WANG +3 more
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Dermoscopic Assessment of Nail Alterations in Egyptian Patients with Alopecia Areata [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & ConceptualIntroduction: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by non-scarring hair loss. Hair and nails have many commonalities related to their development and structure and both can be involved in a range of disorders.
Sara Galal +3 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022 Alopecia areata and depression tend to co-occur; however, their temporal association has not been comprehensively investigated. The aim of this study was to examine the temporal association between alopecia areata and depression.
Dana Tzur Bitan +4 more
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Serum Zinc Concentration in Patients with Alopecia Areata
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune non-scarring disease in which the exact mechanism that induces loss of immune privilege is unknown. Zinc is important for DNA stability and repair mechanisms that are essential in maintaining normal hair growth.
Jovan Lalosevic +3 more
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Alopecia Areata Occurring after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study
Vaccines, 2022 Limited data concerning the development of autoimmune skin diseases after COVID-19 vaccination are currently available. Recently, a few reports described the development, worsening or recurrence of alopecia areata after the administration of COVID-19 ...
Francesco Tassone +5 more
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Association between alopecia areata and COVID-19: A systematic reviewCapsule Summary
JAAD International, 2022 Background: COVID-19 may play a role in various immune-related dermatologic conditions. The relationship between COVID-19 and alopecia areata remains unclear. Objective: To review the existing literature for clinical studies and reports investigating the
Rachel E. Christensen, BS +1 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022 Background: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder affecting the hair-bearing sites of the body. Trichoscopy has recently been practiced in the diagnosis of alopecia areata.
Vineet K Sahu +4 more
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