Open AccessNikolsky’s sign - a rare form of alopecia areata
Author(s) -
А. Н. Мареева,
И. Н. Кондрахина
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/0042-4609-2015-91-5-97-101
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , dermatology , sign (mathematics) , medicine , differential diagnosis , pathology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Two case reports of rare form of alopecia areata - Nikolsky’s sign - were presented. This disease is often associated with nerve system pathology (schizophrenia, epilepsy, hysteroid reactions). A special feature of first monitoring was the combination of Nikolsky’s sign as a form of alopecia areata and Down syndrome. Trichodermatoscopy with detection of characteristic stigmas of alopecia areata can provide assistance in differential diagnostics of this disease and other disorders.