Clinicoepidemiological profile, precipitating factors and severity indicators in alopecia areata in Manipur
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Alopecia areata AA is common cause of noncicatricial alopecia characterised by single or multiple patches of hair loss affecting scalp and body hair It is an autoimmune disorder with an unpredictable course and has profound psychosocial impact on the patients Objective To study the clinicoepidemiologial profile precipitating factors and factors influencing the severity of alopecia areataMethods and selection criteria A crosssectional study was carried out in Dermatology Outpatient Department in a tertiary care hospital from October 2011 to September 2013 All new cases of alopecia areata aged between 1 and 60 years who presented to the Dermatology OPD and fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included A detailed history was taken and clinical examination conducted and recorded Descriptive statistics and ChiSquare Test were used Analyses of these data were done by SPSS software version 160Results Majority of the patients belonged to the age group of 21 to 30 years Psychological stress was the most common precipitating factor with 33 2275 Severity wise moderate AA constituted 84 579 patients mild cases constituted 49 338 patients 9 62 patients presented with ophiasis and severe AA which comprises of alopecia totalis and universalis was found in 3 21 patientsConclusion We found that psychological stress plays a major role in precipitating AA and influences its severity Atopic individuals are more likely to develop AA specifically the ophiasis type Ophiasis was more often associated with atopy Other autoimmune diseases like diabetes mellitus and vitiligo are the common associationsKeywords Alopecia areata Atopy Patchy hair loss Autoimmune Precipitating factors
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Romita Bachaspatimayum, Yogesh D. , Devi Bijayanti
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