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ALOPECIA AREATA THYROID DISEASE AND AUTOIMMUNITY
Author(s) -
CUNLIFFE W. J.,
HALL R.,
STEVENSON C. J.,
WEIGHTMAN D.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1969.tb15967.x
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , psoriasis , dermatology , thyroid disease , incidence (geometry) , anti thyroid autoantibodies , population , vitiligo , hair loss , thyroid , immunology , autoantibody , antibody , physics , environmental health , optics
SUMMARY.— The incidence of thyroid disease in patients with alopecia areata was greater than in patients with psoriasis and also greater than in a control series of the general population. There was also an increased incidence of alopecia areata and diabetes mellitus in the relatives of patients with alopecia areata. No significant difference was found in the incidence of thyroglobulin and thyroid complement‐fixing antibodies in patients with alopecia areata as compared with a general practice population. A negative association between psoriasis and thyroid antibodies was demonstrated.