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. 2013 May;25(2):181-8.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.2.181. Epub 2013 May 10.

The annual changes of clinical manifestation of androgenetic alopecia clinic in korean males and females: a outpatient-based study

Woo Sun Jang  1 , In Pyeong Son, In Kwon Yeo, Kui Young Park, Kapsok Li, Beom Joon Kim, Seong Jun Seo, Myeung Nam Kim, Chang Kwun Hong
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The annual changes of clinical manifestation of androgenetic alopecia clinic in korean males and females: a outpatient-based study

Woo Sun Jang et al. Ann Dermatol. 2013 May.

Abstract

Background: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is characterized by the local and gradual transformation of terminal scalp hair into vellus hair, which has a shorter and thinner shaft. There are no studies that analyze annual changes in age, patterns, family history, and associated disease.

Objective: We investigated the severity of hair loss, age of onset, the frequency of family history, and past medical histories in Korean patients with AGA.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify all patients with AGA referred to the Dermatology Clinic at Chung-Ang University Hospital from January 2006 to December 2010.

Results: The age of onset was also gradually decreased from 34.1±10.1 years to 31.6±10.9 years between 2006 and 2010. In female patients, specific annual changes were not observed. Hamilton-Norwood Type IIIv AGA was most common in male patients and Ludwig Type I AGA was most common in female patients at all times between 2006 and 2010. The majority of patients with AGA had a family history of baldness and was most commonly associated with a paternal pattern of inheritance. Seborrheic dermatitis was the most common associated disease in male and female patients.

Conclusion: Our results show the possibilities that the average age of onset is decreasing. The period of the present study was only 5 years, which is not sufficient for the precise determination of onset age for AGA. Clearly, a long-term study is needed.

Keywords: Androgenetic alopecia; Onset age.

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Fig. 1
Changes in distribution of (A) age at first visit and (B) onset age in male patients with androgenetic alopecia.
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Fig. 2
Annual changes of clinical type in (A) male patients and (B) female patients with androgenetic alopecia.
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