title: Prevalence of Comorbid Conditions and Sun-Induced Skin Cancers in Patients with Alopecia Areata.
abstract: Alopecia areata is a multifactorial autoimmune disease causing non-scarring hair loss. Recent genome-wide association studies have pointed to connections between alopecia areata and other autoimmune disorders. Research of clinical conditions positively and negatively associated with alopecia areata is crucial for discovering the pathological mechanisms of disease and further treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Ruzica Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Conic
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.|Department of Dermatopathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Wilma
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.|Department of Dermatopathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Natasha Atanaskova
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mesinkovska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult