11 citations
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January 2022 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This review discusses current and emerging therapies for alopecia areata, highlights the challenges in managing this chronic disease, and emphasizes the importance of addressing its psychosocial impacts; it reports no new clinical results.
22 citations
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November 2021 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that the Alopecia Areata Patient Priority Outcomes questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool for measuring the severity and impact of hair loss in individuals with alopecia areata.
11 citations
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March 2021 in “Dermatology and therapy” This study developed the Alopecia Areata Patient Priority Outcome (AAPPO), a new tool designed to measure and capture the symptoms and impacts of alopecia areata that matter most to patients.
29 citations
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March 2019 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that the severity, duration, and relapse rate of alopecia areata decreased with older age at onset, while relapses mostly occurred early and declined over time.
100 citations
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July 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that alopecia areata is linked with a higher prevalence of systemic and psychiatric diseases, suggesting that physicians should monitor for these potential comorbidities.
95 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review concluded that patients with alopecia areata consistently show poor health-related quality of life scores, similar to those in other chronic skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
128 citations
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February 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that patients with alopecia areata experience significant impairments in health-related quality of life, notably affecting mental health, according to various quality of life assessment tools.
144 citations
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July 2015 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review reports that alopecia areata affects about 2% of people globally and is linked with psychiatric and medical comorbidities, highlighting its significant disease burden.
86 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that patients with alopecia perceive their hair loss as more severe than dermatologists do, and their own ratings of hair loss severity better reflect their quality of life impacts.