title: Growth hormone deficiency in a young patient with alopecia areata.
abstract: A young female child aged 7 years presented initially with chronic alopecia areata, which over 2 years progressed to alopecia areata universalis.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Wilma F
authors: WF
authors: Bergfeld
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: C583557:IGF1 protein, human; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone