Alopecia areata: a review of disease pathogenesis

F Rajabi, LA Drake, MM Senna… - British Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Alopecia areata is a disorder that results in nonscarring hair loss. The
psychological impact can be significant, leading to feelings of depression and social …

Vitamin D and the skin: an update for dermatologists

E Kechichian, K Ezzedine - American journal of clinical dermatology, 2018 - Springer
Vitamin D plays a key role in skeletal and cardiovascular disorders, cancers, central nervous
system diseases, reproductive diseases, infections, and autoimmune and dermatological …

Alopecia areata–Current understanding and management

DA Lintzeri, A Constantinou, K Hillmann… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic, immune‐mediated disease characterized by acute or
chronic non‐scarring hair loss, with a heterogeneity in clinical manifestations ranging from …

Complementary and alternative treatments for alopecia: a comprehensive review

AM Hosking, M Juhasz… - Skin appendage …, 2019 - karger.com
The treatment of alopecia is limited by a lack of therapies that induce and sustain disease
remission. Given the negative psychosocial impact of hair loss, patients that do not see …

The role of micronutrients in alopecia areata: a review

JM Thompson, MA Mirza, MK Park, AA Qureshi… - American journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Alopecia areata (AA) is a common, non-scarring form of hair loss caused by immune-
mediated attack of the hair follicle. As with other immune-mediated diseases, a complex …

Differential impact of environmental factors on systemic and localized autoimmunity

H Touil, K Mounts, PL De Jager - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The influence of environmental factors on the development of autoimmune disease is being
broadly investigated to better understand the multifactorial nature of autoimmune …

The role of vitamin D in non-scarring alopecia

A Gerkowicz, K Chyl-Surdacka, D Krasowska… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

Alopecia areata: an updated review for 2023

C Sibbald - Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Alopecia areata is an immune-mediated condition leading to non-scarring alopecia of the
scalp and other hair-bearing areas of the body. It affects up to 2% of the global population. 1 …

Increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with alopecia areata: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Lee, BJ Kim, CH Lee, WS Lee - Journal of the European …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a hair follicle‐specific autoimmune disorder. Vitamin D
deficiency has been associated with various autoimmune disorders for its …

Management of alopecia areata: updates and algorithmic approach

S Lee, WS Lee - The Journal of dermatology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Alopecia areata is a chronic, recurrent and non‐scarring alopecia. The prognoses of
patients are very diverse. The larger the area of hair loss, the poorer the treatment response …