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February 2022 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article highlights a lack of published data on vitamin D deficiency prevalence among individuals with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, despite its known link to other forms of hair loss.
December 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The authors maintain there is a significant link between vitamin D deficiency and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in Black patients, and call for more research on the topic.
In this study, higher Fitzpatrick skin type, non-summer season, and non-White race were associated with vitamin D insufficiency in US children with alopecia areata.
January 2019 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology /Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly lower serum 25(OH)D levels, which may be associated with increased disease severity.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)” This study, conducted at a tertiary care center in India, found a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among patients with alopecia areata, though no statistically significant correlation between vitamin D levels and disease severity or duration was observed.