[Turning white overnight, is it possible?].
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.
Plinck
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EP
Polikliniek Haar- en Nagelziekten, Rotterdam.
Peereboom-Wynia
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JD
Vuzevski
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VD
Westerhof
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Stolz
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D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006200:Hair Color; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
Grijs worden in één nacht, kan dat?