Alopecia areata. Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society. Part 1. Diagnosis and severity assessment

• Main Authors: Adriana Rakowska (Author), Lidia Rudnicka (Author), Małgorzata Olszewska (Author), Beata Bergler-Czop (Author), Joanna Czuwara (Author), Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło (Author), Joanna Narbutt (Author), Waldemar Placek (Author), Barbara Zegarska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The existence of two types of alopecia areata is suggested (probably genetically different): early-onset, with more severe symptoms, longer disease duration, higher tendency to relapse, often with a positive family history, and late-onset, in which the first symptoms occur after the age of 50, the c...