Alopecia universalis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.305-307, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 1999
- Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00080.x
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.305-307
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.