title: [Turning white overnight, is it possible?].
abstract: A female aged 64 reported sudden whitening of the hair. Analysis proved it to be alopecia areata. Rarely, alopecia areata is of diffuse onset. If in such a case it is mostly the pigmented hairs that are lost the impression can be made of a person with grey hair turning white overnight. A review is given of some historical cases which may have been caused by this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Polikliniek Haar- en Nagelziekten, Rotterdam.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Plinck
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Peereboom-Wynia
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Vuzevski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Westerhof
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stolz
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006200:Hair Color; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Grijs worden in één nacht, kan dat?