Open AccessDiagnostic Usefulness of a Peribulbar Eosinophilic Infiltrate in Alopecia Areata
Author(s) -
Tae Young Yoon,
Dong Yoon Lee,
Young Jin Kim,
Ji Yeoun Lee,
Mi Kyeong Kim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.62
Subject(s) - medicine , alopecia areata , eosinophilic , pathology , biopsy , scalp , hair follicle , eosinophil , dermatology , asthma
The histopathologic diagnosis of alopecia areata (AA) may be difficult in the chronic stage in which the presence of a peribulbar lymphocytic infiltrate is not definite. An eosinophilic infiltrate has been reported as a relatively common histopathologic finding and a helpful diagnostic feature in AA.
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