Open AccessAssessment of metabolic profile and ischemia-modified albumin level in patients with alopecia areata: A case–control study
Author(s) -
Pınar Incel Uysal,
Neslihan Akdoğan,
Nuran Allı,
Ayşe Öktem,
Tuba Çandar,
Canan Topçuoğlu,
Turan Turhan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_238_18
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , ischemia modified albumin , dermatology , albumin , ischemia , myocardial ischemia
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune-mediated hair follicle disorder. In the literature, there is no study evaluating metabolic syndrome and levels of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) which is proposed as an oxidative stress biomarker in patients with AA.