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Dr Bosire Masanta, a consultant dermatologist, says traction alopecia is a form of hair loss caused by persistent and ...
Children of various racial and ethnic minority groups have a higher prevalence of alopecia areata than non-Hispanic White children.
Alopecia areata affects millions of Americans regardless of age, race, or gender, manifesting as patchy hair loss across the scalp and sometimes other body areas. This autoimmune condition occurs ...
Seemal R Desai, MD, FAAD, president of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), emphasized his commitment to enhancing the upcoming 2025 annual meeting by introducing new events and expanding ...
Passeron and colleagues randomly assigned 257 participants aged 12 to younger than 18 years with severe alopecia areata in a 1:1:1 ratio to 2 mg baricitinib daily, 4 mg baricitinib daily or placebo.
Everyone’s alopecia areata is different. Even though everyone who has it experiences hair loss, it may have many variations, including where, when, and how often you lose your hair. Alopecia ...
Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the hair follicles. If you’re one of the 6.8 million people in the U.S. with this condition, what should you avoid with ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Leqselvi ™ (deuruxolitinib), an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with severe alopecia areata. The approval was ...
In 2018, census data reported racial demographics were 52.3% Latino, 29.8% White, and 8% African American.
According to the National Institutes of Health, Alopecia areata causes hair loss when the body’s immune system attacks hair follicles. Youth participants in the African American Read-In were Caitlyn ...
A study published in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology found that out of 200 African American women surveyed in the metropolitan Detroit area, 59 percent reported a history of ...
Alopecia Areata: Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Pathogenesis, and New Treatment Options. International journal of trichology. 10 (2), 51–60.