Evaluation of selected parameters of oxidative stress in patients with alopecia areata

Alopecia areata (AA) is a form of non-scarring hair loss with immune background. In parallel with the major disorders that constitute the criteria for diagnosis of AA, there are usually many other abnormalities, including oxidative-antioxidative balance disorders, which are of pathophysiological and clinical importance and provide the basis for making both preventive and therapeutic decisions [1, 2]