Abstract
Traction alopecia (TA) is a type of hair loss caused by repetitive tension placed on the hair follicle. An institutional review board-approved retrospective study was conducted at a single institution located in the Bronx, New York. The review identified 216 unique patients with TA and collected information on demographics, patient presentation, history, physical exam, treatment, follow-up and disease improvement. Almost all patients identified as female (98.6%), and most were Black or African American (72.7%). Mean (SD) age was 41.3 (17.1) years (median 40 years; range 1–88). Patients reported hair loss for a mean duration of 35 (51.1) months (median 18 months; range 1–264) prior to presentation. Most patients experienced asymptomatic hair loss. Around half (49.1%) of the patients attended a follow-up, with 42.5% of these patients noting improvement in hair loss or symptoms across all visits. Duration of hair loss was not associated with improvement in hair loss at follow-up visit (P=0.23).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1030-1031 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Dermatology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2023 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology