Evaluation of Serum Zinc Level in Patients with Alopecia Areata
July 2022
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Al-Mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ṣaydalaẗ
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TLDR People with Alopecia Areata often have lower zinc levels, and more hair loss is linked to even lower zinc levels.
This study aimed to evaluate serum zinc levels in patients with Alopecia Areata (AA) compared to healthy controls. Conducted as a case-control study with 120 subjects (60 AA patients and 60 age- and sex-matched healthy controls), it found that patients with AA had significantly lower serum zinc levels than the controls. Additionally, there was a significant inverse correlation between serum zinc levels and the severity of AA, suggesting that lower zinc levels may be associated with more severe cases of AA.
