Frequency of Dyslipidemia in Male Patients Presenting With Androgenic Alopecia at Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi

September 2023

V. Subhadra Devi, Momina Naseer, Muneebah Siddiqi … Zarnaz Wahid

androgenic alopecia dyslipidemia diabetes mellitus

Studysummary This study found that dyslipidemia is prevalent in 64.8% of male patients with androgenetic alopecia at Dr. Ruth K.M Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, highlighting the need for further research to confirm these findings.

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