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Alopecia Areata Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Comorbidities in the US Population Using Insurance Claims by Maryanne Senna; Justin Ko; Antonella Tosti; Emily Edson-Heredia; D. Christian Fenske; Amy K. Ellinwood; Maria Jose Rueda; Baojin Zhu; Brett King is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Introduction Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disorder causing sudden, non-scarring hair loss. There are currently no drugs approved for AA treatment. This study assessed prevalence of comorbidities, treatments, and healthcare costs and resource utilization among patients with AA in the USA. ## Methods Patients diagnosed with AA between January 2011 and December 2018 were identified in IBM MarketScan^®^ Research Databases. Eligible patients had no other hair loss-related disorders and were continuously enrolled with medical and pharmacy benefits at least 12 months before and after AA diagnosis. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize comorbid conditions, treatments related to AA or other autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, and all-cause and AA-specific healthcare costs and resource utilization identified from claims data. ## Results A total of 68,121 patients with AA were identified. Mean (SD) age was 40.3 (17.8) years and 61.0% were female. The most common comorbidities included hyperlipidemia (22.4%), hypertension (21.8%), thyroid disorders (13.1%), contact dermatitis or eczema (10.8%), depression (9.5%), and anxiety (8.4%). Comorbid autoimmune diseases included ato
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- Author
- Maryanne Senna; Justin Ko; Antonella Tosti; Emily Edson-Heredia; D. Christian Fenske; Amy K. Ellinwood; Maria Jose Rueda; Baojin Zhu; Brett King
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)