title: Nuchal nevus flammeus as a skin marker of prognosis in alopecia areata.
abstract: In this work, the incidence of nuchal nevus flammeus was studied in 205 patients suffering from various forms of alopecia areata, as well as in a group of 555 volunteers without alopecia areata examined in our outpatient clinic. The incidence of nuchal nevus flammeus in the totalis-universalis form of alopecia areata was 58.2% (examined patients, n = 79), in ophiasis-extensive forms 22.8% (examined patients, n = 70) and in simple forms of alopecia areata 3.6% (examined patients, n = 56). In the group of 555 volunteers without alopecia areata the incidence of nuchal nevus flammeus was 4.5%. Our results show that nuchal nevus flammeus could be a valuable skin marker indicating a more severe course of alopecia areata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Athens, A Sygros Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatzis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kostakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosca
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varelzidis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stratigos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology