Clinical Manifestations of Alopecia in Autoimmune Blistering Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

October 2022 in “ JAAD international ”

Danica Xie, Aslı Bilgiç Temel, Nada Abu Alrub, Özlem Dicle, Dédée F. Murrell

alopecia autoimmune blistering diseases scarring alopecia Dsg1 ratios pemphigus vulgaris bullous pemphigoid cytokines

Studysummary This study found that more than 70% of patients with autoimmune blistering diseases experienced alopecia, with about 10% having scarring alopecia, and elevated Dsg1 ratios were linked to hair loss in pemphigus vulgaris.

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