Relationship between alopecia areata and serum ferritin, TIBC and serum iron levels

authors:

avatar Ramin Taheri , avatar Sara Keshmiri , avatar Mohamad Nassaji , avatar Raheb Ghorbani ORCID , *

Koomesh: Vol.13, issue 1; 108-113
published online: May 25, 2011
article type: Research Article
received: December 28, 2010
accepted: July 26, 2011

how to cite: Taheri R, Keshmiri S, Nassaji M, Ghorbani R. Relationship between alopecia areata and serum ferritin, TIBC and serum iron levels. koomesh. 2011;13(1):e152496. 

Abstract

  Introduction: Alopecia areata is a common disease that affects the life quality of patients. Iron deficiency has been suggested to play a role, but its effect is controversial. We decided to evaluate the relationship between alopecia areata and serum ferritin, TIBC and serum iron levels.   Materials and Methods: In this study, 30 patients who were diagnosed with alopecia areata by a dermatologist and 30 healthy individual as the control group were evaluated. All the cases (patients and control group) were referred to Semnan Central Lab for the following laboratory tests: CBC test (WBC, HGB, PLT, MCV, MCH, MCHC), serum ferritin, serum iron and serum TIBC.   Results: Mean serum ferritin (P