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Celiac Disease is Associated with an Increated Risk for Development Alopecia Areata, According to Letter to the Editor Published Online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
RASHWAN ALAMEDDINE, MSfrom the Texas A&M University College Station, and Colleagues Investigated the Potential Association Between Celiac Disease and the Prevalence of Alopecia Areata. The Analysis Included 495,211 People with Celiac Disease Matched for Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Other Comorbidities to 495,112 People Without Celiac Disease. The Researchers Found That Patients with Celiac Disease Had an Elevated Risk for Development Alopecia Areata (Odds Ratio, 1.25).
“Our Case-Control Study Found a Significant Association in the Prevalence of Alopecia Areat in Patients Diagnosed with Celiac Disease; However, this does not Correlate to CAUSATION, “The Authors Wrote. “The Complling Degree of Association Found, Even with the Possible Errent in Large, Automatically Compiled Databases, Affirms the Long-Suspeted Association Between Celiac Disease and Increadeed Risk for alopecia Areata.”
