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MEDISAN

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JACAS PORTUONDO, Ana Lucía; LOPEZ PUPO, Natacha; GIRON JACAS, Arfrank  y  GIRON MATURELL, Yaimaris. Comorbidities and associated factors in patients with alopecia areata. MEDISAN [online]. 2022, vol.26, n.6  Epub 22-Dic-2022. ISSN 1029-3019.

Introduction:

The alopecia areata in an autoimmune disease characterized by the non-cicatricial loss of hair; that can be classified as a cosmetic problem, without taking into account that has high impact in the life quality of the one who suffers from the disease.

Objective:

To identify the comorbidities, psychosocial impact and associated factors in patients with alopecia areata.

Methods:

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 50 patients with clinical diagnosis of alopecia areata was carried out, they were assisted in Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from 2018 to 2020.

Results:

In the case material there was a prevalence of the 29-39 years patients (46.0 %), the male sex (58.0 %), stress and anxiety as emotional factors (76.0 %), followed by the septic focus (40.0 %); the school level of technician (52.0 %), accompanied as marital status (44.0 %) and the time of evolution of the alopecia between 4 and 12 months (76.0 %).

Conclusions:

It was evidenced that most of the patients presented some emotional event or a crisis of anxiety before the beginning of the alopecia areata.

Palabras clave : alopecia areata; comorbidities; risk factors; secondary health care.

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