Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

Everyone’s alopecia areata is different. Even though everyone who has it experiences hair loss, it may have many variations, including where, when, and how often you lose your hair. Alopecia ...

Alopecia areata is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing non-scarring hair loss due to immune system attacks on hair follicles. Breakdown of immune privilege in hair follicles leads to ...

This is the most common treatment for alopecia areata. Your doctor uses a tiny needle to inject corticosteroids into bare patches of your skin. Your dermatologist will give you injections every 4 ...

Researchers found that compared with patients with no comorbid chronic inflammatory diseases, those with comorbid atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, or Hashimoto thyroiditis were significantly more ...

Celiac disease is associated with an increased risk for developing alopecia areata, according to a letter to the editor published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Rashwan ...

Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for ...

In December 2024, Wayde stopped having the steroid injections and shaved her head after deciding to embrace alopecia fully. Wayde, a healthcare worker, from Brisbane, Australia, said ...

There appears to be limited evidence supporting the use of epidural steroid injections for certain types of chronic lower back pain, new guidance from the American Academy of Neurology finds.

With an epidural steroid injection, a steroid or corticosteroid medication is injected into a part of the spine called the epidural space. The goal is to help reduce certain kinds of back pain.

Those with a history of previous lumbar spine surgery or those who had received epidural steroid injections within the last 6 months were excluded. Patients were randomized to injections with ...