Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.

Three cases of severe and irreversible alopecia occurring in patients with common variable immunodeficiency are described. In all three cases, hair loss developed after the diagnosis of immune deficiency; one of the patients also had extensive vitiligo. A fourth patient had vitiligo in the absence o...

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Main Authors: Spickett, G, Prentice, A, Wallington, T, Webster, A, Chapel, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991
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author Spickett, G
Prentice, A
Wallington, T
Webster, A
Chapel, H
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Wallington, T
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Chapel, H
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description Three cases of severe and irreversible alopecia occurring in patients with common variable immunodeficiency are described. In all three cases, hair loss developed after the diagnosis of immune deficiency; one of the patients also had extensive vitiligo. A fourth patient had vitiligo in the absence of alopecia. No change in the alopecia or vitiligo was noted in any patient as a result of immunoglobulin replacement therapy.
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Chapel, H
Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title_full Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title_fullStr Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title_full_unstemmed Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title_short Alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency.
title_sort alopecia totalis and vitiligo in common variable immunodeficiency
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