Case Report
Alopecia Universalis in a Girl with Down’s Syndrome
1 IPGMER and SSKM Hospitals. Kolkata, West Bengal
2 R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
Anahtar Kelimeler: Alopecia universalisclinodactylyoral prednisolonechromosomal analysis
Keywords: Alopecia universalisclinodactylyoral prednisolonechromosomal analysis
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Observation:
Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease of hair follicles is often associated with Down’s syndrome. Alopecia universalis is complete loss of scalp and body hair and response to treatment is poor. We report a case of alopecia universalis in a girl with Down’s syndrome showing excellent response to oral corticosteroid.