Optic neuropathy in a child with alopecia.
A 4-year-old boy develops an insidious optic neuropathy, of unknown etiology, followed shortly thereafter by a focal patch of hair loss (biopsy proven-alopecia areata) on the back of his head. The temporal aspects of these findings suggest a common, likely inflammatory, etiology.
Hoepf
Marcia
M
The New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Laby
Daniel M
DM
D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity