Severe multifocal alopecia areata − An imaging case report

Authors

  • Susana Correia de Oliveira Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-7684
  • Patrícia Sousa Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-036X
  • Cecília Pereira Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-9304
  • Carla Meireles Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v32.i3.24101

Keywords:

alopecia areata, multifocal alopecia

Abstract

The authors report a severe case of a common disorder in a healthy eight-year-old male child. The boy was observed for asymptomatic hair loss with seven months of evolution that greatly disrupted his life and caused him to wear a hat at all times. Alopecia areata was diagnosed, and the boy underwent four years of multiple treatments before achieving full hair regrowth. It should be noted that alopecia areata can be an early sign of an autoimmune disease that may manifest later with other symptoms.

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Published

2023-11-16

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Correia de Oliveira S, Sousa P, Pereira C, Meireles C. Severe multifocal alopecia areata − An imaging case report. REVNEC [Internet]. 2023Nov.16 [cited 2024Oct.9];32(3):240-2. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/24101

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Imaging Cases

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