Alopecia areata universalis Sparing Nevus flammeus

Vol. 210, No. 3, 2005

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Case Report

Alopecia areata universalis Sparing Nevus flammeus
WenChieh Chen

Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Dermatology 2005;210:227-228 (DOI: 10.1159/000083515)

Key Words

Alopecia areata
Köbner phenomenon
Nevus flammeus
Renbök phenomenon

Abstract

Alopecia areata is a common form of nonscarring hair disorder of unclear etiology. Cases with alopecia areata sparing congenital melanocytic nevi have been described. It is explained by the Renbök phenomenon or inverse Köbner phenomenon, which refers to normal hair growth in the psoriatic lesions observed in patients with psoriasis and alopecia areata. We report a 30-year-old man presenting with rapidly progressing alopecia areata universalis, which spared a large nevus flammeus on the left parietal scalp. Our case gives further evidence to the notion that nevus as genetic mosaic may show genetically determined resistance to alopecia areata.

Author Contacts

WenChieh Chen, MD
Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung, Ta-Pei Road 123
Niao-Sung, 83301 Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
Tel. +886 7 731 71 23, Fax +886 7 731 87 62, E-Mail wchen@cgmh.org.tw

Article Information

Received: March 25, 2004
Accepted: August 30, 2004
Number of Print Pages : 2
Number of Figures : 2, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 22

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