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Congenital alopecia areata
P A de Viragh1, B Gianadda, M L Levy
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland. pviragh@hola.hospvd.ch
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1997
Alopecia areata has never been documented in a newborn. Thus, it is generally assumed that alopecia areata is acquired only postnatally, and it is believed that the presence of an alopecia at birth virtually excludes its diagnosis. In this report we document a case of alopecia areata in a premature newborn.
Alopecia areata has never been documented in a newborn. Thus, it is generally assumed that alopecia areata is acquired only postnatally, and it is believed that the presence of an alopecia at birth virtually excludes its diagnosis. In this report we document a case of alopecia areata in a premature newborn.