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Alopecia Areata After Vaccination: Recurrence with Rechallenge
Author(s) -
Chu ChienHo,
Cheng YuPin,
Chan JungYi Lisa
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1111/pde.12849
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , vaccination , dermatology , hair loss , hair growth , pediatrics , immunology , physiology
Alopecia areata ( AA ) is the most common form of hair loss in children. We report the case of a child who had two episodes of AA after two different vaccines with complete hair regrowth between the episodes. This case supports the concept that vaccination might be a trigger for the development of AA in genetically predisposed children.