Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Alopecia Areata
December 2018
in “
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology
”
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Studysummary This study found that patients with alopecia areata often presented with multilocular patches, common scalp involvement, and associated conditions like atopic dermatitis; the disease predominantly affected younger individuals.
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The study evaluated the clinical and demographic patterns of alopecia areata (AA) in 410 patients, aged 1 to 74 years, with a nearly equal gender distribution. The most common age of onset was 21-30 years, and the most frequent presentation was multilocular patches, with patchy AA being the most prevalent type. Eyebrow involvement was more common in the ophiasis group, and nail involvement, particularly pitting, was observed in 45.4% of patients. A history of previous AA episodes was noted in 32.4% of patients, and the scalp was the most commonly affected area (76.8%). Atopic dermatitis was the most common associated disease (5.8%), with other conditions like thyroid disorders, vitiligo, and diabetes also observed. The study concluded that AA predominantly affected younger individuals and aimed to correlate these findings with other studies and hypotheses.
