OBJECTIVE To provide family physicians with a background understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, histology, and clinical approach to the diagnosis of alopecia areata (AA). SOURCES OF INFORMATION PubMed was searched for relevant articles regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis of AA. MAIN MESSAGE Alopecia areata is a form of autoimmune hair loss with a lifetime prevalen...

PURPOSE Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of bimatoprost 0.03% for treatment of eyelash hypotrichosis in a pediatric population. PATIENTS AND METHODS This multicenter, randomized, double-masked, parallel-group study was conducted at seven sites in the US and Brazil. Subjects with eyelash hypotrichosis caused by chemotherapy or alopecia areata (aged 5-17 years) or healthy adolescents aged ...

Background: Latanoprost, a prostaglandin F 2a analogue, is an intraocular pressure lowering drug used in the treatment of glaucoma. Increase in eyelash number, length, pigmentation, curvature is reported after using topical Latanoprost in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Latanoprost ophthalmic solution on eyelash regrowth in patients with alopecia areata.Metho...

Congenital alopecia universalis is one of the rarest anomaly which involves skin and appendages. The inheritance pattern can be autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive, or autosomal dominant. However, the most common is autosomal recessive form and it is the most severe phenotype. Twenty-nail dystrophy refers to the condition in which all the twenty nails are affected in the form of excessive r...

What diagnoses should be considered? The most important diagnosis to consider is alopecia areata. This is an immune-mediated form of hair loss that most commonly affects the scalp, but it can affect any hair-bearing site. It can occur in any ethnic group, both sexes and at any age, with an estimated lifetime risk of 1.7% in the general population. Other diagnoses to consider include tinea capit...

Introduction: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease characterized by patchy loss of hair. The etiopathogenesis the still unclear, but role autoimmunity strongly suggested. associated with thyroiditis and diabetes mellitus. So main aim this study to association between alopecia thyroid dysfunction.
 Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional observational involving 105 patients areata. Thyr...

Non-scarring hair loss is a common problem that affects both male and female patients. Since any disturbances in the hair follicle cycle may lead to hair shedding, or alopecia, it is not surprising that the possible role of vitamin D in alopecia was investigated in many studies. Vitamin D has been shown to have many important functions. A growing body of evidence shows that vitamin D and its re...

Background. Alopecia areata (AA) has a significant impact on the quality of life and social interaction of those suffering from it. Our aim was to assess the impact of AA on the quality of life. Methods. Fifty patients diagnosed with AA seen in the Department of Dermatology of Hedi Chaker University Hospital, between March 2010 and July 2010, were included. Quality of life was measured by SF 36...