Evaluation of serum zinc level in patients with Alopecia Areata | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy | ||
| Article 6, Volume 19, Issue 1, July 2022, Pages 47-53 PDF (270.94 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/iphr.2022.174800 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ivan Abdullah* ; Sangar Othman | ||
| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is non-scarring telogenic alopecia of autoimmune etiology. Clinically, the disease is characterized by the appearance of alopecic patches or plaques of varying size and number on the scalp with peak incidence 2% in the general population, can involve any age group with higher prevalence in younger patients. Aim: The purpose of this study is to estimate serum zinc level in patient with alopecia areata comparing to age, sex match healthy controls. Method: A case-control study was conducted on total number of 120 subjects;60 patients with AA and 60 age- and sex matched healthy controls. Serum zinc levels were assessed in all subjects. Comparison of mean serum zinc levels was done between all patients and controls. A significantly lower serum zinc level was found in patients with AA compared with controls and the significant inverse correlations existed between serum zinc level and severity of AA. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| alopecia areata; serum zinc level; telogenic alopecia; autoimmune | ||
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