101. Association of lichen planopilaris with thyroid disease: a retrospective case-control study.
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Atanaskova Mesinkovska N, Brankov N, Piliang M, Kyei A, and Bergfeld WF
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alopecia epidemiology, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Hypothyroidism epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Lichen Planus epidemiology, Thyroid Diseases epidemiology
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Background: Studies on the precise causes and comorbidities seen with lichen planopilaris (LPP) are limited., Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of thyroid diseases in patients with LPP., Methods: Medical records of 166 patients with LPP and 81 age- and gender-matched control subjects seen in the Department of Dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio between 2000 and 2013 were reviewed., Results: A diagnosis of thyroid disease was present in 34% (n = 57) of the 166 patients with LPP, and in 11% (n = 9) of the control subjects (P = .0001). When confined to hypothyroidism only, this disease was found in 29% (n = 48) of the patients with LPP and 9% (n = 7) of the control subjects (P = .0003)., Limitations: This study was limited by being retrospective., Conclusion: In our patients, LPP was associated with thyroid disease, especially hypothyroidism., (Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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