Open AccessQuality of life assessment in patients with androgenetic alopecia
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Gupta,
Ishan Goyal,
Aneet Mahendra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_6_19
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , affect (linguistics) , dermatology life quality index , medicine , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , psychology , disease , physics , nursing , communication , optics
Male-pattern alopecia (MPA) or androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a commonly encountered dermatological condition present in males and is less common among females. Although AGA is a physiological condition, its impact on person's self-esteem is so great that it cannot be ignored. It has a significant affect over a variety of physiological and social aspects of one's life and even on the individual's overall quality of life (QOL).