1/7. Alopecia universalis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency.A 12-year-old boy with common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) who developed severe alopecia is presented. His sister also had alopecia and recurrent infections and died of lung infection at the age of 7 years. The loss of hair in both children was total; the pathology of a scalp skin biopsy specimen was typical for alopecia areata. The boy was subjected to clinical and immunologic evaluation and the results were compatible with common variable immunodeficiency.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/7. Idiopathic CD4 T lymphocytopenia associated with disseminated flat warts and alopecia areata.Idiopathic CD4 T lymphocytopenia is a very rare condition characterized by persistent depletion of circulating CD4 T lymphocytes, without evidence of HIV or HTLV infection, or other identifiable causes of immunodeficiency. The syndrome can present with dermatological diseases, including viral, fungal and bacterial infections, as well as Kaposi's sarcoma, epithelial cell malignancies, lymphoma and inflammatory dermatoses. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with idiopathic CD4 T lymphocytopenia who presented with a 10-year history of disseminated and refractory flat warts from which human papillomavirus type 3 dna was identified. The patient also had alopecia areata.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/7. vitiligo and alopecia areata in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.In patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) the development of autoimmune diseases, while not life threatening, is an interesting phenomenon that may result from immune dysfunction or from B cell infection by HIV, Epstein-Barr virus, or other unknown viruses. vitiligo and alopecia areata are among the autoimmune diseases that have been reported in 11 patients infected with HIV. We describe a 47-year-old man who had vitiligo and alopecia areata approximately 2 years after testing positive for hiv antibodies.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.83333333333333keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/7. alopecia areata in a patient with candidiasis-endocrinopathy syndrome: unsuccessful treatment trial with diphenylcyclopropenone.The association of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis with endocrine dysfunction (candidiasis-endocrinopathy syndrome, CES) is a complex immune disorder, in which autoimmunity is found besides selective impairment of cellular immunity. We report a case of CES associated with alopecia areata. The histology of a scalp biopsy demonstrated minor inflammation with profound atrophy of the hair follicles and sclerotic whorls in the region of the hair papillae. A treatment trial with topical immunotherapy using diphenylcyclopropenone was unsuccessful, which might be explained by both long-standing alopecia areata and the underlying immune deficiency with an impaired delayed hypersensitivity reaction. Furthermore, the patient presented with agenesis of the spleen. atrophy of the spleen in patients suffering from CES has formerly been described in the literature, but not asplenia. Its significance in the setting of the syndrome is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/7. Alopecia associated with zidovudine therapy.Alopecia has been described in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). zidovudine reportedly influences hair growth in these patients, causing regrowth or thickening. A 33-year-old HIV-infected man developed alopecia areata after beginning zidovudine therapy. The alopecia reversed after the drug was discontinued.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/7. Acquired eyelash trichomegaly and alopecia areata in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.We describe a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive man with acquired eyelash trichomegaly and alopecia areata. This combination of clinical manifestations is intriguing since the new onset of elongated eyelashes in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has usually been associated with severe immunosuppression and alopecia areata has a presumed autoimmune etiology that requires T cell activation. The occurrence of these dichotomous conditions illustrates the potential selective pathogenesis of progressive HIV infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/7. Antibody deficiency and alopecia.Three patients are described with antibody deficiency, recurrent infections, and alopecia. One patient had congenital agammaglobulinemia; the other two patients, a brother and sister, had an incomplete antibody deficiency syndrome. The loss of hair in each patient was total; the history was typical of alopecia areata. The association of alopecia and antibody deficiency has not previously been described to our knowledge in children.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1666666666667keywords = deficiency (Clic here for more details about this article) |