Alopecia Areata

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What’s Your Diagnosis?
What’s Your Diagnosis?
10/30/2024
Kent S. Handfield, MD, FAAD; Rachel Ruda, MD; Ford Lannan, MD
A 26-year-old man with no significant medical history presented to our clinic with an area of hair loss on his posterior scalp.
10/30/2024
Research summary
Research summary
08/15/2024
Jessica Ganga
Researchers sought to evaluate the risk of patients newly diagnosed with alopecia areata developing psychiatric or autoimmune disease after diagnosis.
08/15/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
10/23/2023
Anthony Calabro, MA
In a retrospective cohort study, researchers investigated the treatment patterns for adults in the United States with alopecia areata from 2015 to 2020.
10/23/2023

Interactive Features

Pop Quiz
fingernails
Pop Quiz
05/04/2023
Do you know how common it is for patients with alopecia areata to also have symptom manifestations on their nails? Take this pop quiz to test your knowledge!
05/04/2023

Clinical Insights

Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
09/01/2021
Data indicates that 4 in 10 Americans have at least one tattoo. In this Q&A, board-certified dermatologist Marie Leger, MD, PhD, from Metro Dermatology in New York City, discusses potential dermatologic...
09/01/2021
Research Summary from the AAD Meeting
Research Summary from the AAD Meeting
07/30/2019
Dr Piliang reviewed clues to diagnosing FFA and distinguishing it from similar conditions at the 2019 AAD Summer Meeting.
07/30/2019
Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
02/01/2019
The expression “so stressed that your hair is falling out” could have scientific merit, new research suggests. In an interview with Consultant360, Isabelle Vallerand, PhD, discusses key takeaways from her...
02/01/2019