Treatment Patterns for Alopecia Areata in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Alopecia areata (AA) is characterized by hair loss ranging from patches of hair loss to more extensive forms, including alopecia totalis (AT) and alopecia universalis (AU). There is a lack of consensus for treatment. Understanding current practice patterns could help the identification of treatment needs and development of standards of care.

Objective

To review treatment patterns for adults with AA in the US between 2015 and 2020.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used medicine and pharmacy claims for commercially insured individuals from the IBM MarketScan Research Database to assess adults (≥18 years) newly treated for AA between October 15, 2015, and February 28, 2020. Alopecia areata was identified based on having at leas

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature