alopecia areata

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, 29 April 2015 | 09:43

A 16 year old girl is seen in clinic as she is concerned due to areas of hair loss on the scalp. Past medical history includes atopic eczema and she has a number of depigmented areas on her hands. What is the most likelydiagnosis?

a ) Alopecia areata.
b ) Hypothyroidism
c ) Seborrhoeic dermatitis
d ) SLE
Ans:-a

exp:-alopecia areata
This girl has a compination of vitaligo and alopecia areata which can sometime co exist and have a similar autoimmune aetiology. Discrete areas of hair loss and normal texture on the scalp are highly suggestive of alopecia areata.

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