Background Alopecia areata (AA) may be associated with various systemic diseases
according to several studies. Objective To identify prevalent and incident diseases in …

Alopecia areata (AA) is characterized by common non-scarring alopecia due to autoimmune
disorders. To date, the specific pathogenesis underlying AA remains unknown. Thus, AA …

Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a complex autoimmune condition resulting in
nonscarring hair loss. In recent years, many studies have provided new evidence on …

Dorota Z. Korta, MD, a Angela M. Christiano, PhD, b Wilma Bergfeld, MD, c Madeleine
Duvic, MD, d Abby Ellison, BA, e Jennifer Fu, MD, f John E. Harris, MD, PhD, g Maria K …

Background: Immune-mediated melanocyte-related pathogenesis in alopecia areata (AA)
may cause sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). However, the relation between AA and …

Methods| This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Taipei Veterans
General Hospital (2018-07-016AC). The institutional review board waived the requirement …

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune-mediated disorder in which the proximal hair follicle
(HF) attack results in non-scarring partial to total scalp or body hair loss. Despite the growing …

The article discusses the clinical evaluation of patients with alopecia areata (AA) and the
demonstration of the relationship between sensorineural hearing loss and melanocytes …

Melanoma is an aggressive form of cancer derived from neuroectodermal melanocytes.
Melanocytes are present in the skin and hair follicles, as well as in the eye (iris and …

Background Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that damages hair follicles and
follicular melanocytes can be involved in the autoimmune process. Therefore, similar to …