Association Between Vitamin D and Zinc Levels With Alopecia Areata Phenotypes at a Tertiary Care Center

    April 2021 in “ Cureus ”
    S. M. Alamoudi, Siham M Marghalani, Rakan S Alajmi … Abdullah F Alafif
    Studysummary In this study, 62.7% of patients with alopecia areata had deficient vitamin D levels, yet there was no significant link between these levels and specific alopecia areata patterns.
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