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Yoon, Lee, Ahn, and Lee: A case of alopecia universalis without the involvement of scalp hairs
Case Report
Yonsei Medical Journal

Yonsei Medical Journal 1995; 36(1): 97-101.

Published online: 20 February 2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1995.36.1.97

A case of alopecia universalis without the involvement of scalp hairs

Kyeong Han Yoon, Seung Hun Lee, Sung Ku Ahn, Won Soo Lee

Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.

Copyright © 1995 The Yonsei University College of Medicine

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.

Keywords: Alopecia universalis, scalp hair univolvement

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