Alopecia Areata and Malignancies: Uncertainties Clarified by a Large-Scale Population-Based Study

    October 2024 in “ Archives of Dermatological Research ”
    Khalaf Kridin, Rimma Laufer-Britva, Francisco Jiménez Otárola … Anna Lyakhovitsky
    Studysummary This study found that alopecia areata was associated with an increased risk of hematological malignancies, particularly non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but not with solid malignancies, except in certain severe cases.
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