Clinico-Epidemiological study of Alopecia Areata

Objective To evaluate the clinical and demographical pattern of alopecia areata [AA] and their association with other diseases

Methods A cross-sectional multicentric study of 410 patients with AA was carried out during the period of January 2013 to December 2014. A detail clinical and demographical pattern of the disease was taken in a prescribed proforma along with the association of other diseases, if present

Results A total of 410 patients with AA were included in the study with age ranging from 1 year to 74 years, out of which 206 were males and 204 females. The commonest age at onset was 21-30 years. Multilocular patches were the commonest presentation. Based on the pat