Clinical And Sociodemographic Characteristics Of Alopecia Areata In Five Colombian Cities: An Analysis Of RENAAC

    September 2024 in “ Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas
    J.C. Pineda, N.R. Alvis-Zakzuk, N.R. Alvis-Zakzuk, Lina Moyano-Tamara, Jesús Daniel Fierro-Lozada, Claudia Vanesa Cera-Coll, Winnie Joanne Celorio-Murillo, N.J. Alvis-Zakzuk, N.J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Juan Pablo Zapata‐Ospina, J.F. Ruiz-Gómez, Josefina Zakzuk, Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán, D Castillo-Molina
    TLDR Alopecia areata is more common in women, often appears as patchy hair loss, and is usually treated with steroid injections and minoxidil.
    This study analyzed the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 562 patients with alopecia areata (AA) from five Colombian cities. The majority of patients were women (59.4%), aged 15-49 years, with a mean disease duration of 1.7 years. The most common presentation was multiple plaques (53.2%), with patchy AA being the predominant subtype (71.4%). A significant portion of patients had a history of dermatological (29.5%), endocrinological (18.3%), or psychiatric (8.9%) conditions. The most common treatments were steroid injections (76.4%) and 5% topical minoxidil (46.4%). The study noted a slightly higher prevalence of AA in women and an earlier onset in men, with pediatric cases being rare. The analysis of AA's association with other autoimmune diseases was limited by the exclusion of patients with systemic erythematous lupus.
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