Subsurface detection of hair follicles in alopecia areata using optical coherence tomography

Subsurface detection of hair follicles in alopecia areata using optical coherence tomography

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune skin disorder that affects any hair-bearing areas and results in localized nonscarring hair loss. It can occur in individuals at any age regardless of ethnicity with a lifetime risk of 1–2%.1 The loss of hair is caused by perifollicular inflammation, which is as...

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Main Authors: Yow, Ai Ping, Lee, Wellington Zhengdao, Wong, Damon Wing Kee, Tey, Hong Liang
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
Engineering::Chemical engineering
Optical Coherence Tomography
Hair Follicle
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156187
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune skin disorder that affects any hair-bearing areas and results in localized nonscarring hair loss. It can occur in individuals at any age regardless of ethnicity with a lifetime risk of 1–2%.1 The loss of hair is caused by perifollicular inflammation, which is associated with cytokines and chemokines released by T cells.2, 3 Although spontaneous regrowth is possible in 80% of patchy AA, full resolution is slow.4 Patients with AA can be treated with various treatment options including a topical or intralesional steroid. While intralesional steroid injection is more effective and frequently used, it requires repeated injections every 4–6 weeks. In addition, patients may experience discomfort caused by the needle pricks during injection and the presence of steroid-induced atrophy at the site of injection.

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