Thyroid disorders associated with alopecia areata in Egyptian patients

• Egile Nagusiak: Ola A Bakry (Egilea), Mohamed A Basha (Egilea), Maather K El Shafiee (Egilea), Wafaa A Shehata (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Context: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common form of localized, non-scarring hair loss. The etiopathogenesis of the disease is still unclear, but the role of autoimmunity is strongly suggested. AA is commonly associated with various autoimmune disorders; the most frequent among them is autoimmune thyro...