A Case of Alopecia Areata in a Patient taking Cyclosporine.
- Author:
Kyung Ok CHAE
1
;
So Hee JEONG
;
Sung Woo CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alopecia areata;
Cyclosporine
- MeSH:
Adult;
Alopecia Areata*;
Alopecia*;
Cyclosporine*;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(10):1399-1400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of alopecia areata in a 32-year-old man that developed during the course of cyclosporine therapy following kidney transplantation. Cyclosporine has been reported to be of value in the treatment of alopecia areata. It would therefore appear unlikely that alopecia areata would develop in our patient while he was undergoing cyclosporine therapy. To our knowledge, this is a rare case report of alopecia areata in a patient taking cyclosporine in Korean dermatologic literature.
