Unusual forms of alopecia areata in a Trichology Unit

• Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 1394 - 1396
• Main Authors: Priego-Recio, C.M., Rodríguez-Pichardo, A., Camacho-Martínez, F.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Alopecia Areata - classification; Alopecia Areata - diagnosis; Dermoscopy - methods; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hair - growth & development; Humans; Male; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index

Background Alopecia areata (AA) occurs with the apparition of asyntomatic non inflamatory alopecia plaques without scars. We distinguish several variants which are divided into two groups: typical forms (AA in single or multiple plaques) and atypical forms (by its presentation, evolution or paradoxi...