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Assessment of Serum Ferritin Levels in Patients With Alopecia Areata in Jordan

November 2022 in “ SAS journal of medicine ”

Shefaa Almashagbeh, Ahmad Mohammad Alhadidi, Waseem Alsaleem, Moh’d Alamin Daise, Ahmad Warawreh, Omar Obeidat, Jowan Al-Nusair

alopecia areata serum ferritin iron body storage autoimmune disease AA ferritin

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TLDR There's no link between low iron levels and the hair loss condition, alopecia areata.

The study examined the relationship between iron body storage and alopecia areata (AA), a hair loss condition, in 183 participants, 97 with AA and 86 controls. The results indicated that serum ferritin levels were significantly higher in the AA group, but still within the normal range. The study concluded that there is no clinical association between low ferritin levels and AA, supporting the understanding of AA as an autoimmune disease.

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