Title of article
Association of alopecia areata with segmental vitiligo and segmental lichen planus: a case report
Author/Authors
Kumar, Piyush Katihar Medical College - Dermatology Department, India , Gosai, Anubhav Medical College - Dermatology Department, India , Mondal, Ashim Kumar Medical College - Dermatology Department, India , Debbarman, Panchami Medical College - Dermatology Department, India , Lal, Niharika Ranjan Medical College - Department of Dermatology, India , Gharami, Ramesh Chandra , Maiti, Arunasis Midnapore Medical College Hospital - Dermatology Department, India
From page
55
To page
58
Abstract
Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the hair follicles and sometimes, the nails. It is believed that AA is caused by T cell-mediated autoimmune response and increased frequency of other autoimmune diseases in persons suffering from AA supports this hypothesis. A 12-year-old boy presented with extensive alopecia areata with pitting in all nails for 6 years. He had developed lesions of vitiligo and lichen planus on trunk in a segmental manner. While the association of alopecia areata and vitiligo as well as lichen planus is well known, segmental nature of both vitiligo and lichen planus is quite rare
Keywords
Alopecia areata , segmental vitiligo , segmental lichen planus
Journal title
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
Journal title
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
Record number
2584291
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