Alopecia universalis in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus.
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.
Chaudhuri
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Department of Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta.
Basu
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K
Dhar
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MC
Das
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Chatterjee
G
G
Banerjee
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Mitra
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis