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Extensive cicatrical alopecia following scalp vein infusion
Author(s) -
STRONG ALEXANDRA M.M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1979.tb01617.x
Subject(s) - scalp , medicine , dermatology , sodium bicarbonate , etiology , surgery , vein , hair loss , chemistry
Summary A 13‐year‐old patient presented at the dermatology clinic with cicatricial alopecia. In infancy he had undergone scalp vein infusion during the treatment of gastro‐enteritis. The substance causing the damage was most probably sodium bicarbonate. This has never been previously reported as an aetiological factor in cicatricial alopecia.