Alopecia universalis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

Kilic S. Ş., Ersoy F., Sanal O., Turkbay D., Tezcan I.

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.305-307, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.