โรคผมร่วงเป็นหย่อมในโรงพยาบาลประจวบคีรีขันธ์

บทคัดย่อ

Five-year period retrospective study in alopecia areata patients at Prachuapkhirikhan hospital from January 2005 to December 2009 was done. The objective of this study was to determine incidence, associated diseases, treatment, outcome of treatment and relapse rate of disease from out patient medical records. There were 78 patients, 27 males (34.6%) and 51 females (65.4%). Males and females ratio was 1 : 1.9. Range of age was 6 to 75 years. Mean of age was 36.5 ± 16.0 years. Mainly of age group was 21 to 60 years. There was no significant associated disease in this study. Intralesion steroid was mostly used, followed by systemic steroid. There were 2 patients treated by topical steroid. 88.5 percent of patients were improved in six months. One case, alopecia totalis and associated with pemphigus vulgaris did not respond to systemic steroid. All age groups indifferently responded to treatment. Relapse rate was 18.2 percent. Incidence of relapse rate was higher in old age.