RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57682989
T1 Chapter 187. Alopecia Areata
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57682989
RD 2024/09/20
AB An  8-year-old  Hispanic  girl  was  brought  to  her  physician  by  her  mother,  who  noticed  two  bald  spots  on  the  back  of  her  daughter's  scalp  while  brushing  her  hair.  The  child  had  no  itching  or  pain.  The  mother  was  more  worried  that  her  beautiful  girl  would  become  bald.  The  girl  was  pleased  that  the  bald  spots  could  be  completely  covered  with  her  long  hair,  as  she  did  not  want  anyone  to  see  them.  The  child  was  otherwise  healthy.  When  the  mother  lifted  the  hair  in  the  back,  two  round  areas  of  hair  loss  were  evident  (Figure  187-1).  On  close  inspection,  there  was  no  scaling  or  scarring.  The  mother  and  child  were  reassured  that  alopecia  areata  (AA)  is  a  condition  in  which  the  hair  is  likely  to  regrow  without  treatment.  Neither  of  them  wanted  intralesional  injections  or  topical  therapies.  During  a  well-child  examination  1  year  later,  it  was  noted  that  the  girl's  hair  had  fully  regrown.1