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- Title
Clinical and Histopathological Features of Itch in Patients with Alopecia Areata.
- Authors
Takako Yamakoshi; Andoh, Tsugunobu; Teruhiko Makino; Yasushi Kuraishi; Tadamichi Shimizu
- Abstract
This article discusses a study that examined the clinical and histopathological features of patients with itchy alopecia areata (AA). Findings of the study revealed that 14 out of 156 patients with AA reported having itch on the lesional scalp. The patients also reported that itch occurred at the time of sudden hair loss. The study concluded that T lymphocytes may be involved in the induction of itch through the production of pruritogens.
- Subjects
ALOPECIA areata; ITCHING; BALDNESS; T cells; SKIN inflammation
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2013, Vol 93, Issue 5, p575
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-1613