Co-existent Presence of Alopecia Areata in Siblings: A Rare Presentation

Alopecia areata (AA) is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease with multifactorial etiology resulting in partial and total nonscarring alopecia. We hereby report a case of two brothers (aged 7 and 5 years) presenting with coincidental AA over scalp which is a rare presentation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohanty, Sandip, Rohatgi, Pallavi C, Manchanda, Kajal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25191040
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.138591
Descripción
Sumario:Alopecia areata (AA) is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease with multifactorial etiology resulting in partial and total nonscarring alopecia. We hereby report a case of two brothers (aged 7 and 5 years) presenting with coincidental AA over scalp which is a rare presentation.

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