Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves the hair follicle. Current evidence indicates that hair follicle inflammation in AA is caused by a T-cell-mediated autoimmune mechanism occurring in genetically predisposed individuals. AA has a reported incidence of 0.1%-0.2%, wit...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A Victor Samuel, M S Muthu, Deepa Gurunathan, Aruna Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2012;volume=23;issue=5;spage=665;epage=669;aulast=Samuel
_version_ 1818281894896205824
author A Victor Samuel
M S Muthu
Deepa Gurunathan
Aruna Sharma
author_facet A Victor Samuel
M S Muthu
Deepa Gurunathan
Aruna Sharma
author_sort A Victor Samuel
collection DOAJ
description Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves the hair follicle. Current evidence indicates that hair follicle inflammation in AA is caused by a T-cell-mediated autoimmune mechanism occurring in genetically predisposed individuals. AA has a reported incidence of 0.1%-0.2%, with a lifetime risk of 1.7%. It has also been found that AA accounts for roughly 2% of new dermatology outpatient cases in the US and the UK, 3.8% of cases in China and 6.7% of cases in Kuwait. Pediatric AA constitutes approximately 20% of all AA cases. AA affects males and females equally. The most common site to be affected is the scalp (90%). The face, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, underarm hair, and pubic hair may be affected and, sometimes, even the entire body. AA requires combined therapy, involving topical or intralesional corticosteroids, immune therapy with diphenylcyclopropenone, and even psychotherapy. In some cases, treatment consists of simply eliminating the dental infectious process. This case report describes AA of dental origin in a 9-year-old girl, which resolved after management of the dental problem.
first_indexed 2024-12-13T00:12:23Z
format Article
id doaj.art-ad0bb34fcbdc467d99d1047a1d512b81
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0970-9290
1998-3603
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-13T00:12:23Z
publishDate 2012-01-01
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
record_format Article
series Indian Journal of Dental Research
spelling doaj.art-ad0bb34fcbdc467d99d1047a1d512b812022-12-22T00:05:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032012-01-0123566566910.4103/0970-9290.107386Alopecia areata of dental origin in a childA Victor SamuelM S MuthuDeepa GurunathanAruna SharmaAlopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves the hair follicle. Current evidence indicates that hair follicle inflammation in AA is caused by a T-cell-mediated autoimmune mechanism occurring in genetically predisposed individuals. AA has a reported incidence of 0.1%-0.2%, with a lifetime risk of 1.7%. It has also been found that AA accounts for roughly 2% of new dermatology outpatient cases in the US and the UK, 3.8% of cases in China and 6.7% of cases in Kuwait. Pediatric AA constitutes approximately 20% of all AA cases. AA affects males and females equally. The most common site to be affected is the scalp (90%). The face, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, underarm hair, and pubic hair may be affected and, sometimes, even the entire body. AA requires combined therapy, involving topical or intralesional corticosteroids, immune therapy with diphenylcyclopropenone, and even psychotherapy. In some cases, treatment consists of simply eliminating the dental infectious process. This case report describes AA of dental origin in a 9-year-old girl, which resolved after management of the dental problem.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2012;volume=23;issue=5;spage=665;epage=669;aulast=SamuelAlopeciaalopecia areatadental foci
spellingShingle A Victor Samuel
M S Muthu
Deepa Gurunathan
Aruna Sharma
Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Alopecia
alopecia areata
dental foci
title Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
title_full Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
title_fullStr Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
title_full_unstemmed Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
title_short Alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
title_sort alopecia areata of dental origin in a child
topic Alopecia
alopecia areata
dental foci
url http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2012;volume=23;issue=5;spage=665;epage=669;aulast=Samuel
work_keys_str_mv AT avictorsamuel alopeciaareataofdentalorigininachild
AT msmuthu alopeciaareataofdentalorigininachild
AT deepagurunathan alopeciaareataofdentalorigininachild
AT arunasharma alopeciaareataofdentalorigininachild