- Dr. Tiffany Mayo highlighted the association between atopic dermatitis and alopecia, emphasizing the need for comprehensive hair loss management in these patients.
- Scalp assessments are often neglected in studies and clinical practice, leading to a lack of understanding of the association between atopic dermatitis and hair health.
In this session at RAD 2025, Tiffany Mayo, MD, spoke to attendees about several examples of complex cases in atopic dermatitis and touched on hair loss concerns.
In a talk given at the 2025 Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis (RAD) Conference in Nashville, TN, Tiffany Mayo, MD, discussed the association between atopic dermatitis and alopecia, emphasizing the need to address hair loss in patients with atopic dermatitis and address patients’ concerns in a more well-rounded manner.
Mayo, known for her work as an assistant professor of dermatology for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, highlighted studies showing a minor association between atopic dermatitis and alopecia. During the presentation, it was noted that scalp assessments are often neglected.
“I really want to talk about the full spectrum of hair loss in our patients with atopic dermatitis,” Mayo expressed. “So we’re going to review atopic dermatitis comorbidities, including alopecia areata, as well as other hair loss that may be seen. We want to analyze the effects of atopic dermatitis on hair health completely, investigate the association between alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis, and then discuss how that itch-scratch cycle may affect our patients in some of the presentations that we have with alopecia.”…