Alopecia Areata - A literature Review

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dc.contributor.authorS, Mushtaqen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaihan, Mden_US
dc.contributor.authorLone, Azaden_US
dc.contributor.authorM, Mushtaqen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:24:35Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:24:35Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstractAlopecia areata (AA) is a disease marked by extreme variability in hair loss, not only at the time of initial onset of hair loss but in the duration, extent and pattern of hair loss during any given episode. This variable and unpredictable nature of spontaneous re-growth and lack of a uniform response to various therapies has made clinical trials in alopecia areata difficult to plan and implement. It is a type of alopecia that affects males and females equally. It occurs in both children and adults. The peak age of occurrence is 20 to 50 years .The most common clinical presentation is asymptomatic shedding of telogen hairs followed by patchy non scarring hair loss in association with nail pitting, Beau’s line and nail dystrophy. The disease may progress from this limited presentation to total loss of all scalp hairs (Alopecia totalis) or all body hair (alopecia universalis) with significant onychodystrophy. Mostly it is characterised by reversible hair loss involving the scalp although others areas of head including eyelashes, eyebrows and beard may also be affected. Although, it is a mostly cosmetic problem but it often has devastating effects on quality of life and self-esteem. The paper aims at providing an overview of Alopecia areata.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsM.D. Scholar, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard University, New Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Rama Medical College Delhien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Officer, ISM department, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmiren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Officer, L.D Hospital, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir.en_US
dc.identifier.citationS Mushtaq, Raihan Md, Lone Azad, M Mushtaq. Alopecia Areata - A literature Review. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2017 Jan-Mar; 3(1): 7-10en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184219
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume3en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2017.3.1.2en_US
dc.subjectAlopecia Areataen_US
dc.subjectTotalisen_US
dc.subjectUniversalisen_US
dc.subjectOnchodystrophyen_US
dc.subjectTelogenen_US
dc.titleAlopecia Areata - A literature Reviewen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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