Vitamin D Deficiency Not Linked to Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Development
Patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) do not need to have vitamin D levels tested as deficiency is unlikely tied to the pathogenesis of FFA.
Patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) do not need to have vitamin D levels tested as deficiency is unlikely tied to the pathogenesis of FFA.
The approval was based on data from the phase 2/3 BRAVE-AA1 and phase 3 BRAVE-AA2 trials, which included adults with severe alopecia areata.
Literature on clinical studies and reports investigating the association between new-onset alopecia areata or the exacerbation of preexisting alopecia areata following infection with SARS-CoV-2 are reviewed.
The efficacy of ritlecitinib in treating patients with alopecia areata is assessed.
The efficacy of various doses of minoxidil, dutasteride, and finateride for the treatment of male androgenic alopecia (AGA) is evaluated.
Disparities in dermatology and the role of ethnic skin centers in addressing these issues are discussed with Angela Lamb, MD.
Less than half of women experiencing hair loss have genetic origins as the cause; possible causes and treatments are reviewed.
Injectable botulinum toxin as a possible adjuvant treatment for patients with androgenetic alopecia was investigated.
The public’s stigma toward people with alopecia was assessed and whether stigma increases with increased severity of alopecia was determined.