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  • Title: Alopecia areata: What's new in epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapeutic options?
    Author: Dainichi T, Kabashima K.
    Journal: J Dermatol Sci; 2017 Apr; 86(1):3-12. PubMed ID: 27765435.
    Abstract:
    Alopecia areata (AA) is a common and stressful disorder that results in hair loss, and resistant to treatment in some cases. Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that AA is caused by autoimmune attack against the hair follicles. The precise pathomechanism, however, remains unknown. Here, we focus on the recent progress in multidisciplinary approaches to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and new treatments of AA in 996 publications from January 2010 to July 2016, and provide an overview of the current understanding in clinical management and research directions.
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