Open AccessAlopecia Areata and Toxic Metals
Author(s) -
Paolo D. Pigatto,
Silvia Ferrucci,
Lucia Brambilla,
Gianpaolo Guzzi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000507296
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , arsenic , mercury (programming language) , thallium , cadmium , selenium , dermatology , bismuth , medicine , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
Toxic metals are not so rare but are often neglected causes of alopecia areata in men and women. Thallium, arsenic, selenium, and mercury are the most common cause of metals-related alopecia, which is what Vicky Yu and colleagues' found. Other than the presence of thallium, arsenic, mercury, and selenium, cadmium, bismuth, lithium, and copper should also be taken into account when dermatologists are considering toxic metals as a potential cause of alopecia areata in humans.