Alopecia areata - Vitiligo overlap syndrome: An emerging clinical variant
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Alopecia areata is a common cause of noncicatricial alopecia that occurs in a patchy, confluent or diffuse pattern. It may occur as a single, self-limiting episode or may recur at varying intervals over many years. The association of alopecia areata with localized vitiligo has not been reported. The association of alopecia areata with localized vitiligo in the same patient is documented here; i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.113100