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Subcutaneous blood flow in alopecia areata
Author(s) -
KLEMP PER,
LINDSKOV RUNE,
STABERG BENT
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1984.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , dermatology , medicine , family medicine
Summary The subcutaneous blood flow in the scalp was measured in ten patients with alopecia areata in patches of total baldness and simultaneously in symmetrical, normal‐haired scalp areas, using the local 133 Xe clearance method. Mean subcutaneous blood flow in patches of total baldness was 35.6 ± 10 s.e.m. ml/100 g/min and it was 35.3 ± 8.3 s.e.m. ml/100 g/min in symmetrical, normal‐haired scalp areas. In five healthy and normal‐haired subjects the subcutaneous blood flow was 38.6 ± 8.0 s.e.m. ml/100 g/min in the lateral occipital region. It was concluded that the subcutaneous blood flow was not significantly reduced in patches of alopecia and that the subcutaneous blood flow, therefore, might be sufficient to maintain regrowth of the hair.