title: Co-existent Presence of Alopecia Areata in Siblings: A Rare Presentation.
abstract: Alopecia areata (AA) is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease with multifactorial etiology resulting in partial and total nonscarring alopecia. We hereby report a case of two brothers (aged 7 and 5 years) presenting with coincidental AA over scalp which is a rare presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Swami Dayanand Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Swami Dayanand Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pallavi C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Rohatgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Swami Dayanand Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kajal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manchanda
keywords: Alopecia areata; brothers; co-incidental