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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• RECUPERO, S. M
• ABDOLRAHIMZADEH, S
• DE DOMINICIS, M
• MOLLO, R
• CARBONI, I
• ROTA, L
• CALVIERI, S

Titel

Ocular alterations in alopecia areata

Ist Teil von

• Eye (London), 1999-10, Vol.13 (5), p.643-646

Ort / Verlag

Basingstoke: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To determine the ocular alterations occurring in alopecia areata with regard to the lens and fundus. Seventy-five patients with alopecia areata were examined. Seventy healthy control patients unaffected by skin, ocular or systemic disorders were also studied. Symptomless punctate lens opacities were found in 38 (51%) patients, whereas only 2 (3%) control patients had similar lens changes. Fundus alterations were found in 31 (41%) cases of alopecia areata and in only 16 (23%) controls. These ocular alterations and their prevalence are reported and some theories regarding the possible aetiopathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.