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Bidirectional association between alopecia areata and prurigo nodularis: a population-based cohort study using TriNetX

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The data to the support this study are available on the TriNetX Analytics Network (https://trinetx.com).

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  1. David Garate, Christopher J. Thang are co-first author.

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  1. John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    David Garate & Christopher J. Thang

  2. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Christopher J. Thang

  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Jenny Lai

  4. Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Jenny Lai & John S. Barbieri

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Alyssa Hansen & Michael G. Wilkerson

  6. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    George Golovko

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Contributions

DG: Investigation; Writing—Original Draft; Writing—Review & Editing; Conceptualization; Methodology. CT: Investigation; Writing—Original Draft; Writing—Review & Editing; Conceptualization. JL: Formal Analysis; Investigation; Writing—Original Draft; Writing—Review & Editing. AH: Conceptualization; Methodology; Writing—Review & Editing. GG: Formal Analysis; Investigation; Writing—Review & Editing. MGW: Conceptualization; Methodology; Writing—Review & Editing; Supervision. JSB: Investigation; Conceptualization; Methodology; Writing—Review & Editing; Supervision.

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John S. Barbieri has received consulting fees from Dexcel Pharma for work unrelated to the current submission. The authors have no other conflicts to declare.

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Garate, D., Thang, C.J., Lai, J. et al. Bidirectional association between alopecia areata and prurigo nodularis: a population-based cohort study using TriNetX. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 157 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-03042-9

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