Alopecia areata in Turkey: demographic and clinical features

Kavak, Ayşe; Yeşildal, Nuray; Parlak, Ali Haydar; Gökdemir, Gonca; Aydoğan, İlker; Anul, H; Baykal, Can

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02699.x

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“…Alopesi areata genelde kadın ve erkekleri eşit sıklıkta tutarken bazı çalışmalar kadınlarda, ülkemizdeki çalışmaların da içinde olduğu birçok yayında ise erkeklerde baskındır 1,3,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Bizim çalışmamızda da juvenil ve erişkin grupta erkek hakimiyeti vardı.…”

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“…Bizim çalışmamızda da juvenil ve erişkin grupta erkek hakimiyeti vardı. Erişkin gruptaki erkek hakimiyeti, ülkemiz şartlarında bazı geleneklerle açıklansa bile juvenil gruptaki erkek hakimiyetini bununla açıklamak zordur 10 . Araştırmamızda hastalık başlangıç yaşı diğer çalışmalarda olduğu gibi, sıklıkla hayatın ilk üç dekatı içinde idi 7,10,11 .…”

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“…Erişkin gruptaki erkek hakimiyeti, ülkemiz şartlarında bazı geleneklerle açıklansa bile juvenil gruptaki erkek hakimiyetini bununla açıklamak zordur 10 . Araştırmamızda hastalık başlangıç yaşı diğer çalışmalarda olduğu gibi, sıklıkla hayatın ilk üç dekatı içinde idi 7,10,11 . Yayınların çoğunda kadınlarda erken başlangıç saptanırken, bizim çalışmamızdaki gibi, cinsiyetle ilişkisiz sonuçlar da vardı 7,8,10,11 .…”

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“…Bulgularımız literatürle uyumlu iken, ofiyazik tip dökülme (%5,9) düşük olarak saptandı 11,[14][15][16][17] . Tutulum yeri açısından AA genelde, en sık saçlı deriyi ikinci sıklıkta da sakal bölgesini tutar [9][10][11]14,15 . Erkeklerde ise bazen saç bazen de sakal tutulumu en sıktır 11,[13][14][15] .…”

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“…Bizim çalışmamızda ise her iki cinste saçlı deri tutulumu ilk sırada idi. Çalışmamızda tutulum şiddeti, SALT skorlamasına göre 3/4 olguda hafif seyirli ve literatür ile uyumlu idi 6,8,10,12 .…”

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An investigation of poor prognostic factors in patients with alopecia areata and their relatives

Duman¹,

Köse²,

İşsever³

2015

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Background and Design: Alopecia areata (AA) is characterized by non-ciatricial hair loss with exacerbations and remissions. Although its etiopathogenesis is not known, autoimmune factors have been suggested. Our aim was to make contribution to the epidemiological properties of AA in Turkey, and to determine the poor prognostic factors that affect the course of the disease. Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty-four patients who applied to the dermatology and venereology outpatient clinic of Istanbul Medical Faculty were included in the study. The patients were retrospectively investigated in terms of age, gender, clinical type, the area affected by alopecia, severity of the disease, number of relapses, disease duration, age at disease onset, presence of nevus flammeus, nail involvement, history of emotional and/or physical stress, family history of AA, family and personal history of atopy. Results: Of the 134 patients, 79 (59 percent) were male, 55 (41 percent) were female and M/F ratio was 1.4/1. The clinical type was AA in 86.5%, alopecia totalis (AT) in 3.7% and alopecia universalis (AU) in 9.7% of the cases. The most common involvement was the scalp in both genders and 92.1% of them had patch pattern. Severe involvement was found to be significant in the female patients (p=0.029), in those with juvenile onset (p=0.001), and ≥1 year of disease duration (p=0.001) as well as in the presence of nevus flammeus (p=0.017) and nail involvement (p=0.015). A family history of AA was present in 27.6% of the cases and it was more common in the juvenile group (p=0.034). There was no association between the severity of the disease and atopy.

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An investigation of poor prognostic factors in patients with alopecia areata and their relatives

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2015

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Elucidating the role of T-Reg related cytokines: serum transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-35 in alopecia areata

Yuksek,

Gonul,

Kartal

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Arch Dermatol Res

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Alopecia Areata of the Beard: A Review of the Literature

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Alopecia areata (AA) is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disorder in which inflammatory cells attack the hair follicle, resulting in round, well-circumscribed patches of noncicatricial hair loss in normal appearing skin. AA affecting the beard area is well known and is referred to as AA of the beard (BAA) or AA barbae when involvement is limited exclusively to the beard. BAA has been documented in a select number of studies. We review the literature and discuss the clinical features, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of BAA. Clinical presentation of BAA can vary and manifest as single small areas of hair loss, multiple small or large simultaneous focuses, or total hair loss. Most patients are middle-aged males with focal patches of round or oval hair loss, mostly localized along the jawline. Patches are characteristically well circumscribed and smooth with white hair present at the periphery. Dermoscopic features of BAA include yellow dots, broken hair, and short vellus hairs. BAA may be associated with other autoimmune disorders, including atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, and psoriasis. Many treatment modalities are available for BAA, and selection of a therapy depends on several factors, including disease activity, extent of area affected, duration of disease, and age of the patient. Topical corticosteroids are most commonly used as initial treatment, followed by intralesional steroids. Other therapeutic modalities are discussed.

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Alopecia areata in Turkey: demographic and clinical features

Cited by 47 publications

References 18 publications

An investigation of poor prognostic factors in patients with alopecia areata and their relatives

An investigation of poor prognostic factors in patients with alopecia areata and their relatives

Elucidating the role of T-Reg related cytokines: serum transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-35 in alopecia areata

Alopecia Areata of the Beard: A Review of the Literature

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