TY - JOUR
T1 - Alopecia Areata and Toxic Metals
AU - Pigatto, Paolo Daniele
AU - Ferrucci, Silvia Mariel
AU - Brambilla, Lucia
AU - Guzzi, Gianpaolo
N1 - Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Toxic metals are not so rare but are often neglected causes of alopecia areata in men and women. Thallium, arsenic, selenium, and mercury are the most common cause of metals-related alopecia, which is what Vicky Yu and colleagues' found. Other than the presence of thallium, arsenic, mercury, and selenium, cadmium, bismuth, lithium, and copper should also be taken into account when dermatologists are considering toxic metals as a potential cause of alopecia areata in humans.
AB - Toxic metals are not so rare but are often neglected causes of alopecia areata in men and women. Thallium, arsenic, selenium, and mercury are the most common cause of metals-related alopecia, which is what Vicky Yu and colleagues' found. Other than the presence of thallium, arsenic, mercury, and selenium, cadmium, bismuth, lithium, and copper should also be taken into account when dermatologists are considering toxic metals as a potential cause of alopecia areata in humans.
U2 - 10.1159/000507296
DO - 10.1159/000507296
M3 - Article
C2 - 32656240
VL - 6
SP - 177
EP - 179
JO - Skin Appendage Disorders
JF - Skin Appendage Disorders
SN - 2296-9160
IS - 3
ER -