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Karger Publishers, Skin Appendage Disorders, 3(3), p. 115-118, 2017

DOI: 10.1159/000466704

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Bullying and Quality of Life in Pediatric Alopecia Areata

Journal article published in 2017 by Theresa Christensen, Jessica S. Yang, Leslie Castelo-Soccio ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) is a clinically heterogeneous disease that is characterized by nonscarring hair loss, nail changes, and increased risk of other autoimmune disease. During clinical visits, children with AA often report bullying. We report survey results that highlight the prevalence of bullying and surrounding emotional impact of AA in pediatric patients. We found that bullying was common overall and additional psychological impact, including impairment of social and home life, was even more common. Children of all ages experienced bullying. Boys reported increased physical bullying. Interestingly, those with more severe disease and longer duration of disease experienced less bullying than those with less severe disease.