Table 2.

Pretreatment characteristics of all patients

Characteristics		No. of patients
Gender	Male	18
	Female	22
	M:F	0.81:1
Age	Range (years)	18–49
	Mean (years)	27.1 ± 7.08
Duration of disease	<6 months	36
	>6 months	12
SALT score	Range	0.54–21.4
	Mean	6.72 ± 5.19
History of atopy	Present	10
Family history of AA	Present	4
Associated autoimmune disease	Present	2
Nail disease	Present	23