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Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2001 Jul-Sep;105(3):533-5.
[Endocrinological disorders in association with alopecia areata-a 27 patients study]

[Article in Romanian]

Suditu G, Preda C, Vulpoi C, Toma A.

Facultatea de Medicina, Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iasi, Centrul Medical Nicolina Iasi.

Alopecia areata is a dermatological disease, characterized by the loss of hair, which affect men, women and children and can evaluate alone or in association with a variety of other disorders. Between these endocrinological diseases, especial thyroid disorders, have a high incidence. Twenty-seven patients with alopecia areata (12 women and 15 men) aged between 3 and 46 years were endocrinologically investigated. Eighteen of them (66.6%) had endocrinological disorders. Thyroid diseases were present in 10 cases (37%): 4 cases with endemic goiter, 2 cases with nodular goiter and 4 cases with hypothyroidism (1 case with autoimmune thyroiditis, 1 case with nodular goiter, 1 case with cystic goiter and 1 case with hypothyroidism post thyroidectomy for thyroidal lymphoma). Twelve cases (44.4%) were found with tetania. The incidence of thyroid diseases in alopecia areata is higher then in general population (2%), as well as the incidence of tetania. These evidences suggest that it is necessary to make a screening of endocrinological disorders in patients with alopecia areata.


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Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2001 Oct-Dec;105(4):760-2.
[Treatment of alopecia areata with diphencyprone]

[Article in Romanian]

Suditu G, Toma A, Voiculescu M.

Centrul Medical Nicolina Iasi, Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Gr.T Popa Iasi.

Topic immunotherapy in alopecia areata consist in a mild contact dermatitis with help of a chemical substances, with a high potency of sensitization, such as dinytroclorbenzenul (DNCB), squaric acid dibutylester (SADBE) and diphencypronil (DPCP). Eight patients with alopecia areata, 3 with mild form and 5 with severe form was treated with DPCP in acetone solution. We have obtained a positive result in 3 cases (37.5%), one with total regrows and 2 with partial regrows and a negative result in 5 cases, 3 with partial regrows and loss of the hair in other areas and 2 cases with no response after 24 weeks. We consider this method like an alternative therapy in severe alopecia areata resistant at other treatments.


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Eur J Dermatol. 2002 Jul-Aug;12(4):327-34.
Diphencyprone immunotherapy alters anti-hair follicle antibody status in patients with alopecia areata.

Tobin DJ, Gardner SH, Lindsey NJ, Hoffmann R, Happle R, Freyschmidt-Paul P.

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, England. D.Tobiradford.ac.uk

Alopecia areata (AA) is a relatively common reversible hair loss disorder usually manifesting as patchy areas of complete hair loss on the scalp and other body parts that can progress to complete loss of all body hair. This condition is now generally assumed to be an autoimmune disease with the hair follicle (HF) as the principal target tissue. AA may be passively transferred by T cells and there is some evidence that serum IgG may also disturb hair cycling. Here, we examine whether the status of anti-HF antibody reactivity is altered during hair regrowth associated with topical immunotherapy using the contact sensitizer diphencyprone. Eleven patients with severe AA of the scalp were treated with diphencyprone on one side of the scalp and serum was obtained from each patient before the start of therapy, after unilateral hair regrowth, during continuing hair regrowth and in some cases after complete and sustained regrowth. The presence and titer of circulating antibodies to HF was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoblotting analysis. A striking reduction was detected in both the titer and range of HF components/antigens targeted by anti-hair follicle IgG antibodies in those patients that exhibited complete and sustained hair regrowth after DCP-treatment. By contrast, unilateral hair regrowth was associated with no change, or even an increase, in anti-HF antibody titer and reactivity. Therefore we can conclude that the down-regulation of antibody reactivity is likely to be a result rather than the cause of hair regrowth induction by topical immunotherapy. As this immunotherapy is associated with a reduction in the titer/pattern of anti-HF antibodies, these may hold the key to the identity of the HF antigen targets in AA. Moreover, the presence/titer of anti-HF antibodies may be a marker of clinical disease activity or opportunity for spontaneous regrowth.


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