lopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects hair follicles and, in certain cases, nails. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is not clearly known, but AA is considered to be an autoimmune disease that occurs due to genetic predisposition. 1-4 Genetic structure and nonspecific immune and organ-specific autoimmune reactions, partic-Correlations Between the Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients with Alopecia Areata A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects hair follicles. This study aimed to determine the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients with AA, and the correlations between them. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : A hundred and fifty three AA patients (49 female and 104 male with a mean age 28 years) were included in the study. Their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical data and etiologic data were recorded. The severity of disease was determined using Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) scores. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : Mean SALT scores increased significantly in patients whose onset of the disease was in the childhood, and in patients who had multiple episodes of AA previously. Mean SALT scores also increased for patients with a positive family history of AA, nail involvement, ophiasis, nevus flammeus or autoimmune diseases (p< 0.05). No significant difference was found between SALT scores, and sex and presence of atopy. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Early stages of the disease, positive family history of AA, the presence of the nail involvement, nevus flammeus, ophiasis, and autoimmune diseases were associated with severe involvement in this study. Considering the correlation between these factors in patient management is thought to be helpful in selecting a more appropriate and effective treatment. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Alopecia areata; demography; hair; scalp Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Alopesi Areata (AA) kıl folikülünü etkileyen kronik inflamatuar bir hastalıktır. Bu çalışmada Alopesi Areatalı hastaların klinik ve sosyodemografik özellikleri ile bu özellikler arası ilişkilerin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışmaya yaş ortalamaları 28 yıl olan 153 (49 kadın, 104 erkek) AA tanılı hasta dâhil edildi. Hastaların sosyo demografik özellikleri, klinik ve etiyolojik verileri kaydedildi. Hastalığın şiddetinin belirlenmesinde Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) skoru kullanıldı. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Ortalama SALT skoru, hastalık başlangıç yaşı çocukluk döneminde olan ve daha önce birden fazla atak geçiren hastalarda anlamlı derecede daha yüksek bulundu. Pozitif aile öyküsü, tırnak tutulumu, ofiazis, nevus flammeus varlığı veya otoimmün hastalık varlığı olan hastalarda SALT skoru yüksekti (p <0,05). Cinsiyet ve atopi varlığı ile SALT skoru arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir farklılık saptanmadı. S So on nu uç ç: : Bu çalışmada hastalık başlangıç yaşı, pozitif AA aile öyküs...
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