A Study of Clinical features and classifications of alopecia patients in Korean medicinal clinic

The study, conducted 14 years ago, analyzed the clinical records of 183 alopecia patients who visited a Korean medical clinic from January 2004 to April 2005. The patients were predominantly aged between 20 and 30. The time from initial hair loss recognition to the first clinic visit was less than 12 months for 20.8% (38/183) of patients, and less than 60 months for 72.2% (132/183). The alopecia condition of these patients was worse than those visiting western medical clinics. Men with alopecia often complained of increased facial or scalp temperature, while women reported digestive system dysfunction or chronic weakness. The most common type of alopecia was androgenic alopecia, accounting for 43.7% (80/183) of cases, with a gender distribution of 83 men and 100 women.