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  The Impact of Recent Life Events on Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Study from Iran
  Author(s): Mehran G, Rohaninasab M, Hanifnia AR, Darvari B and Mehrnahad Z Mehran G, Rohaninasab M, Hanifnia AR, Darvari B and Mehrnahad Z
  
  Objective: Alopecia areata affecting 0.1%-0.2% of humans, occurring in both males and females. Initial presentation most commonly occurs in the late teenage years, early childhood, or young adulthood, but can happen in people of any ages. In the present study, we were to find any association between the onset of alopecia areata (AA) and preceding emotional stress. Subjects and methods: Totally 47 patients with diagnosed AA and 47 controls (healthy subjects refer for cosmetic reasons, matched on age and gender) enrolled to our study at the dermatology clinic of Hazrat Rasoul Akram hospital, Tehran, Iran. Participants were administered paykel, s questionnaire for Recent Life Events, also demographic data of all subjects registered simultaneously. Results: The distribution of alopecia in patients was as follow: head 30 (63.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000141

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