title: A Rare Association of Childhood Alopecia Areata and Blepharophimosis-Ptosis-Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome: Successfully Treated with Diphenylcyclopropenone.
abstract: The genetic background of alopecia areata has only recently begun to get unraveled. We report the association of a case of pediatric alopecia areata with a rare genetic syndrome-blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES), which responded well to topical immunotherapy with diphenylcyclopropenone. In the background of increasing evidence surfacing on the genetic basis of alopecia areata, this association may be of significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jagadeesan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Vinitha Varghese
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Panicker
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Gopikrishnan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anjaneyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
keywords: Alopecia areata; blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome; contact immunotherapy; diphenylcyclopropenone; genetic basis