Civilizational progress initially contributes to the problem of hair loss and then to alopecia as regards both frequency and therapeutic dilemmas. The work presents trichological problems which occur more rarely, i.e. drug-induced, anagen and telogen alopecia, congenital and acquired structural hair disorders, psychic disturbances concerning the hair as well as the hair during menopause. Then, ...

JL The frequency of alopecia varies with different chemotherapy regimens. According to data from Ralph M. Trüeb, MD, alopecia occurs in more than 80% of patients receiving antimicrotubule agents (eg, paclitaxel [Taxol, Bristol-Myers Squibb]), 60–100% of patients receiving topoisomerase inhibitors (eg, doxorubicin), more than 60% of patients receiving alkylators (eg, cyclophosphamide), and 10–50...

Alopecia areata is a common form of nonscarring alopecia. It affects males and females equally and has no racial predilection. It usually affects the scalp, but any hair-bearing area can be involved. It presents as patchy hair loss, loss of hair on the entire scalp (alopecia totalis), or the whole body (alopecia universalis). The histopathology varies according to the disease stage, but usually...

Vitamin D resistant rickets with alopecia is a rather rare heritable disease probably caused by a different variety of metabolic disorder of this vitamin. Disturbances of protoplasmic and unclear receptors for vitamin D metabolites in bones and intestinal cells have been proposed as basic mechanism; Alopecia is attributed to hypersensitivity to vitamin D; very much like what usually appears in ...

Background: Alopecia areata is a patchy hair loss that may occur in any hair bearing area on the body. There are many reports of ocular abnormalities such as lens and retinal changes in alopecia areata. Objective: To evaluate ocular alterations in alopecia areata with regard to the lens and retina. Patients & Methods: Seventy three patients with alopecia areata including 34 males and 39 f...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The relationship between androgenetic alopecia and cardiovascular disease has been studied by some authors in the past, although the results of epidemiological studies have been variable. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and carotid arteriosclerosis in patients with early-onset androgenetic alopecia. PATIENTS AND METHO...

Context: Obesity is a risk factor for multiple health problems but its association with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) remains controversial. Aims: To determine the presence of association between body mass index (BMI) and age of onset and severity of alopecia in men with AGA. Methods and Material: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period of July 2014 to December 2014. 150 patients ...

Alopesia areata (AA) merupakan penyakit autoimun yang ditandai dengan alopesia non-sikatrisial. Kondisi ini dermatosis umum ditemui pada anak. Gambaran klinisnya berupa non-sikatrisial fokal, perlu dibedakan dari kondisi dapatan serupa lainnya, terutama sering terjadi Kami melaporkan 5 kasus AA anak berusia di bawah 18 tahun. Diagnosis berdasarkan pemeriksaan klinis dan penunjang. Pemahaman kar...

Topical immunotherapy with diphencyprone (DPCP) for the treatment of severe alopecia areata has been used since 1983 and is felt to be the treatment of choice by many dermatologists. Although there have been no major side effects reported since its initial use, there remain some unknowns regarding its safety. Because DPCP has at least a 40% success rate for cosmetically acceptable regrowth in e...