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November 2012 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” Diagnosing diffuse alopecia, a hair loss condition, can be challenging and may require a scalp biopsy or tracking the disease's progression when symptoms and skin tests aren't enough.
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March 2016 in “Autoimmunity reviews” Animal models have helped understand hair loss from alopecia areata and find new treatments.
Patient history is key in diagnosing hair loss types.
July 2025 in “INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” Trichoscopy is crucial for diagnosing alopecia areata by identifying specific hair features.
11 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” People with alopecia areata may be more likely to have a certain type of hearing loss.
May 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” Alopecia can be linked to autoimmune issues, vitiligo, nail problems, and sometimes cancer treatments.
3 citations
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May 2019 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome may be caused by autoimmune factors, not just stress or malabsorption.
January 2024 in “Elsevier eBooks” Increasing regulatory T cells may help treat alopecia areata by reducing autoimmunity and promoting hair growth.
61 citations
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June 2010 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Anti-TNF-α therapy may increase the risk of developing alopecia areata, especially in those with a history of autoimmune disease.
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July 2017 in “Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology” New treatments for Alopecia Areata show promise but need to be more effective and affordable.
May 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Targeting specific metabolic and ionic pathways may improve alopecia areata treatment.
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November 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A new type of rapid hair loss called ADTA usually gets better on its own within 6 months.
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January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” Understanding the immune-related causes of Alopecia Areata has led to potential treatments like JAK inhibitors.
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February 2021 in “PubMed” Koilonychia in alopecia areata can improve with oral corticosteroids.
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January 2025 in “Allergy” Having asthma, atopic dermatitis, or Hashimoto's thyroiditis increases the risk of severe and long-lasting alopecia areata.
September 2021 in “Eureka: Health Sciences” Androgenetic alopecia in women may be improved by targeting oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis.
January 2020 in “Clinical Case Reports and Reviews” Lupus and frontal fibrosing alopecia may share a common cause.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A compromised gut may trigger the autoimmune hair loss condition Alopecia Areata.
November 2014 in “Prescriber” The 16-year-old girl with hair loss was successfully treated for alopecia areata, leading to significant hair regrowth.
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June 2006 in “Pediatric blood & cancer” A 16-year-old boy had pernicious anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and later developed alopecia areata.
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October 2015 in “The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology” Alopecia areata patients may have hearing loss linked to the condition's severity and duration.
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August 2018 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” Most patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia are middle-aged women, often have thyroid disease, and some treatments can help stabilize the condition.
March 2024 in “Nutrients” Alopecia Areata is linked to specific gut bacteria and metabolites, indicating a complex gut microbiome.
April 2024 in “DAHUDER Medical journal” The study concluded that there is no significant link between thyroid autoimmunity and alopecia areata.
April 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Androgenetic alopecia causes hair thinning due to increased androgen activity, treatable with minoxidil and finasteride.
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October 1990 in “PubMed” Severe alopecia areata involves higher levels of certain immune cells, which can be normalized with betamethasone.
Alopecia areata, a type of hair loss, may be passed through T cells and has genetic links, while treatments vary in effectiveness. Male pattern baldness can be treated with finasteride and is influenced by androgens in hair follicles.
105 citations
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March 2014 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Alopecia areata patients often have low vitamin D levels, suggesting they might benefit from vitamin D supplements.
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March 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The document explains different types of hair loss, their causes, and treatments, and suggests future research areas.
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June 2024 in “Medical Journal of Babylon” Higher CD8+ T cell levels are linked to Alopecia areata in Iraqi patients.