Study of disease activity and its severity among patients of alopecia areata with the help of dermoscopic findings
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common form of non-scarring alopecia involving the scalp and/or body, characterized by hair loss without any clinical inflammatory signs. Aims and Objectives: To Study disease activity and its severity among patients of alopecia areata with the help of dermoscopic findings. Methodology: After Institutional Ethical permission a cross-sectional study carried out at Dr D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune during 2 years period i.e. January 2015 to December 2016 at Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology in 150 patients. The Statistical analysis done by ANOVA by SPSS software version 19. Results: The mean age in our study was 21.43 Yrs., the majority of the patients were in the age group of 30-40 i.e. 31.33% followed by 20-30- 24.67%, 40-50 were 18.67%, 10- 20 were 10.67%, 50-60 were 8.00%, and >60 were 2.67%. The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 72.67% followed by Female i.e. 27.33%. The majority of the patients were having Patchy Single i.e. 41.33%, Followed by Patchy Multiple- 27.33%, Ophiasis in 10.67%, Sisaphio in 8.00%, Reticulate in 6.00%, Diffuse in 4.00%, Alopecia totalis in 2.67%, Alopecia universalis in 1.33%. Mean Yellow Dots per Field of Vision according to the type of Alopecia Areata Universalis Was 54.1±12.2, Ophiasis was 19.2±9.1, Diffuse - 13.1±9.2, Totalis-10.1±7.2, Patchy, localized-3.5± 2.1, Patchy, multiple-2.1±1.9 this was correlated significantly with disease activity (ANOVA, F=5.99,P<0.04). Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that majority of the patients were having Patchy Single type of AA and Mean Yellow Dots per Field of Vision according to the type of Alopecia Areata was correlated significantly with disease activity.
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Shilpa Pawar(Patil), H V Talanikar, Milind Patvekar
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Study of disease activity and its severity among patients of alopecia areata with the help of dermoscopic findings
Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common form of non-scarring alopecia involving the scalp and/or body, characterized by hair loss without any clinical inflammatory signs. Aims and Objectives: To Study disease activi...