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N. N. Epstein, M.D.; H. V. Allington, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1938;38(1):136-142.

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Atrophia Pilorum. Presented by DR. N. N. EPSTEIN and DR. E. A. LEVIN.

This patient, a white man aged 23, a clerk, first noticed two and one-half years ago that the hair about the frontal and the parietal region was breaking off, leaving a patch of sparse "stubble," and that the hair was dry. At times the process has been quiescent and the hair has tended to regrow.

Microscopic examination of a hair showed a splitting of the shaft and a tufted, bushlike effect at the broken end. The root appeared atrophic. There was no evidence of ringworm.

The patient has been examined by an internist for a possible endocrine disturbance, but none was noted. The basal metabolic rate is +6 per cent. A blood count and urinalysis showed no abnormality. A culture on Sabouraud's medium showed no organisms.

DISCUSSION

(All members apparently agreed with the diagnosis.)

Alopecia Areata . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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