Alopecia Areata and Helicobacter Pylori: A New Association

The document discussed alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease affecting hair follicles, with a prevalence of 0.7% to 3.8% among dermatology patients and 2% in the general population. It affected both sexes and often had a familial occurrence. A notable case from 2011 reported the resolution of alopecia areata symptoms in a patient following the successful eradication of a Helicobacter pylori infection, suggesting a potential new association between the two conditions that had not been previously described in the scientific community.