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Clinical Characteristics of Alopecia Areata in Down Syndrome
This study was undertaken to better understand clinical characteristics, environmental and physical events in Down syndrome (DS) and alopecia areata (AA). This cross-sectional study included 18 DS patients who were currently presenting or had presented AA. We evaluated gender, age, location and type of AA, presence of autoimmune disease or atopy, AA in first-degree relatives, and environmental, physical, and clinical intercurrences. The mean age of study subjects was 11.6 (SD ± 5.5) years and mean age at AA onset 7.2 (2.5 to 15.2) years
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