A case of alopecia universalis without the involvement of scalp hairs.

Author: Kyeong Han YOON ¹ ; Seung Hun LEE ; Sung Ku AHN ; Won Soo LEE
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1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Alopecia universalis; scalp hair univolvement
MeSH: Alopecia/*pathology; Case Report; Extremities; Eyebrows/pathology; Genitalia, Male; Hair/*pathology; Human; Male; Middle Age; Scalp/*pathology; Skin/pathology
From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1995;36(1):97-101
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A case of alopecia universalis in a 45-year-old male was reported. The hair loss initiated on the eyebrows and progressed to the whole body, but the scalp hairs were well preserved. Histopathologic features of eyebrows were compatible findings with alopecia areata. This is a unique case of alopecia universalis without any involvement of scalp hairs.