Alopecia Areata Video Perspectives
Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD
VIDEO: Patients need better education about alopecia areata
Transcript
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They need to be aware of the fact that, they need to address, first of all to the patient, what is alopecia areata? What are the triggers of alopecia areata? Patients will always ask, "Do I need to take this treatment for life? And the answer may be maybe not for life, but for quite some time until we have something that maybe switches the trigger. They need to understand what are the immune pathways involved? What are the new treatments coming into alopecia areata? All of this needs to be addressed.