Experience of a Hair Disease Unit: Analysis of 1.617 Cases

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Temel A. B., ŞENOL Y., Nazlim B., Ozkesici B., Dicle O.

TURK DERMATOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.10, no.1, pp.19-26, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tdd.2810
  • Journal Name: TURK DERMATOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.19-26
  • Keywords: Hair diseases, alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, trichoscopy, ALOPECIA-AREATA, CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA, SERUM FERRITIN, PREVALENCE, PATTERN, TRICHODYNIA, POPULATION, DISORDERS, PROFILE, STRESS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: There are few epidemiological descriptive data on the prevalence of hair diseases in our country. In this study, we aimed to have information about the hair diseases observed in our region, to describe the characteristics of patients admitted to our unit and to supply data for the diagnostic approach which will contribute to developing undergraduate and postgraduate training programs.