Alopecia universalis in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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2002-08-08
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We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with alopecia universalis. MR, a 23 years female patient was admitted with alopecia universalis and other features of SLE like peripheral arthritis, fever, nephritis, butterfly rash over the malar regions, positive ANA and anti-ds DNA antibodies. There was a gap of four years between the onset of alopecia universalis and other clinical features of SLE. The alopecia was of non-scarry variety and responded to systemic and topical steroids.
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Chaudhuri S, Basu K, Dhar MC, Das S, Chatterjee G, Banerjee G, Mitra K. Alopecia universalis in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2002 Aug; 50(): 1073-4