title: Pressure alopecia following vitreoretinal surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a patient with pressure alopecia following vitreoretinal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 11-year-old boy underwent vitreoretinal surgery for left retinal detachment. One week postoperatively, his parents noticed a patch of alopecia where his head may have been in contact with the wrist-rest assembly placed around the head during the surgical procedure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pressure alopecia on the parieto-occipital region of the scalp was observed. Hair regrowth occurred during the follow-up visits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pressure alopecia is a rare complication of lengthy surgery and is underrecognized in ophthalmic practice. Precautions should be taken to avoid this preventable complication.
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Service of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Harit K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Mithlesh C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Norman P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D016683:Supine Position; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*