title: Congenital atrichia associated with situs inversus and mesocardia.
abstract: Congenital alopecia includes a broad differential diagnosis and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the physician. Congenital atrichia is a rare form of irreversible alopecia that is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive pattern. We report a 2-year-old male child presenting with total alopecia of scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and body hair since birth. The child had cardiac malposition with situs inversus of the viscera. Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed median position of the heart with transposition of abdominal viscera. To our knowledge, this is the first case of congenital atrichia associated with situs inversus and mesocardia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sacchidanand
authors.forename: Ms
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahana
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hiremagalore
authors.forename: Gs
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asha