Alopecia Universalis, Alopecia Areata - DermAtlas

Age

28 years

Pigmentation

medium

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Color

skin color

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

Over the last 13 years this healthy 28-year-old woman developed generalized hair loss despite various treatments for alopecia areata. A skin biopsy from the occiput showed scant hair follicles surrounded by chronic inflammatory cells and fibrosis of the upper dermis.

Description

complete hair loss

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1/16/2006 11:44:48

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