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Published on: March 9, 2015
Complete resolution of alopecia totalis following chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Ariane L'Ecuyer1, Rebecca Ronsley1, Joseph Lam2,3
1Division of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract:
Alopecia totalis (AT) is a cosmetically debilitating chronic disease characterized by non-scarring hair loss of the entire scalp. The clinical course of AT is highly unpredictable, and effective durable treatment options are limited. The resolution of alopecia has been reported post-autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; however, no cases of AT remission following chemotherapy alone have been described. Herein, we present a case of complete remission of AT following chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a pediatric patient.

