TY - JOUR
TI - Social status may interfere in the prognosis of frontal fibrosing alopecia in female patients: An observational study
AU - Papanikou, S.
AU - Xydeas-Kikemenis, A.
AU - Nicolaidou, E.
AU - Chatziioannou, A.
AU - Rigopoulos, D.
AU - Stratigos, A.
AU - Chasapi, V.
JO - Skin Appendage Disorders
PY - 2019
VL - 5
TODO - 6
SP - 355-358
PB - S Karger AG
SN - 2296-9195, 2296-9160
TODO - 10.1159/000501888
TODO - corticosteroid;  cyclosporine;  finasteride;  hydroxychloroquine, adult;  aged;  Article;  disease duration;  disease severity;  educational status;  female;  frontal fibrosing alopecia;  Greece;  human;  major clinical study;  married person;  observational study;  office worker;  priority journal;  prognosis;  social status;  systemic therapy
TODO - Introduction: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a cicatricial alopecia whose incidence has greatly increased worldwide over the last years. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the possible association of the social status of FFA patients with the prognosis of the disease. Methods: A total of 100 female patients with FFA, monitored at Andreas Sygros Hospital, Athens, Greece, during the last 3 years, were recruited in this observational study. The age of the women ranged from 29 to 92 years with a mean age of 61.2 years (SD = 10.3); 97% of them were Greek, with skin type II and III. Results: In total, 46% of the patients were intermediate graduates, and 42% had received tertiary education; 82% were married and 21% had 1 child. The duration of the disease ranged from 0.5 to 20 years with a mean duration of 5.2 years. In 53% of the women, the frontal hairline recession was <1 cm, in 26% it was 1-2 cm, and in 15% it was 3-4.99 cm. Overall, 55.6% of patients were professionals, 26% were technicians and associate professionals, 23% were office workers, 9% were service and sales workers, and 13% were at elementary occupations. The severity of the disease was higher in lower-educated patients, who belong to the category of unskilled or with elementary occupation. Conclusions: Women with high educational level and social status are more likely to be diagnosed earlier, resulting in sufficient therapeutic response. © 2019S. Karger AG, Basel.
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