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Alopecia Universalis in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Author(s) -
Kiliç S. sebnem,
Ersoy Fügen,
Sanal Özden,
Türkbay Dursun,
Tezcan Ilhan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00080.x
Subject(s) - medicine , alopecia universalis , alopecia areata , common variable immunodeficiency , dermatology , scalp , hair loss , immunodeficiency , immunology , immune system , antibody
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.