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Anagen Effluvium in Association With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Author(s) -
Cotter Lisa,
Cheng Kyle,
Kirkorian Anna Yasmine
Publication year - 2017
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.13183
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , hypoxia (environmental) , cardiorespiratory fitness , hair follicle , cytotoxic t cell , oxygen , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , in vitro
Anagen effluvium ( AE ) is a type of alopecia with hair loss during the growth phase of a hair follicle and is most often associated with cytotoxic chemotherapy. This report describes a case of AE in a critically ill 2‐year‐old boy who developed cardiorespiratory failure requiring extracorporeal membranous oxygenation. We postulate that the combination of hypotension and hypoxia with subsequent reperfusion triggered an apoptotic cascade in the hair matrix, resulting in AE .