title: Alopecia areata in Darier disease and clinical findings in five affected family members.
abstract: A 32-year-old man known to have keratosis follicularis presented with a new problem of alopecia areata involving his scalp. His Darier disease had been present for 24 years and was manifested by pruritic eruptions that were more severe in the summer months. Other family members, including his father, brother, and two sisters suffered from similar skin manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Afzalipoor Hospital, Kerman, Iran. shamsadini@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sadollah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shamsadini
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fekri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged