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Alopecia areata universalis und ausgedehnte Mollusca contagiosa bei atopischer Dermatitis: wieder einsetzendes Haarwachstum unter Behandlung mit Interferon gamma ‐ echter Therapieeffekt oder Koinzidenz?
Author(s) -
Hein Ulrike,
Anegg Barbara,
VolcPlatzer Beatrix
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
jddg: journal der deutschen dermatologischen gesellschaft
Language(s) - German
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1610-0387
pISSN - 1610-0379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05709.x
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , alopecia universalis , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , clearance , urology
A 35-year-old woman presented with severe recalcitrant atopic dermatitis, in association with disseminated mollusca contagiosa and alopecia areata universalis. After several weeks of systemic interferon gamma, which was administered subcutaneously,the viral infection cleared and, surprisingly, four weeks after starting treatment hair re-growth was observed. Complete remission of alopecia areata was documented few weeks later and persists. After four cycles of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin, a sustained remission of the atopic dermatitis was achieved.