Alopecia Universalis in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
: A 12‐year‐old boy with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) who developed severe alopecia is presented. His sister also had alopecia and recurrent infections and died of lung infection at the age of 7 years. The loss of hair in both children was total; the pathology of a scalp skin biopsy specim...
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Published in | Pediatric dermatology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 305 - 307 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Boston, MA, USA
Blackwell Publishing Inc
01.07.1999
Blackwell |
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Summary: | : A 12‐year‐old boy with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) who developed severe alopecia is presented. His sister also had alopecia and recurrent infections and died of lung infection at the age of 7 years. The loss of hair in both children was total; the pathology of a scalp skin biopsy specimen was typical for alopecia areata. The boy was subjected to clinical and immunologic evaluation and the results were compatible with common variable immunodeficiency. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0736-8046 1525-1470 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00080.x |