abnormalities in Egyptian patients. Materials and Methods: Fifty subjects with AA (37 males
and 13 females) without clinical evidence of thyroid disorders were selected from
Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Menoufiya University Hospital, Menoufiya Governorate,
Egypt, during the period from June 2009 to February 2010. They were divided into 3 groups
according to severity of AA. Fifty age and sex-matched healthy volunteers (35 males and 15 …