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Report of a Case

Orlando Cañizares, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1941;44(6):1106-1107.

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Under the title of alopecia triangularis congenitalis Sabouraud¹ described a type of congenital alopecia occurring on the temples. It is characterized by a unilateral or bilateral patch of complete alopecia of triangular form. Its base is directed toward the forehead, and its longest diameter is 1 to 1 inches (2.5 to 4 cm.) long. No treatment is of avail.

The condition is extremely rare. Sabouraud saw it only 5 or 6 times. Galewsky² observed 1 case, in which it was bilateral. No other case has ever been reported. In English literature the only reference to this condition was made by McCarthy.³

Sabouraud stated that this anomaly should be known so that it will not be mistaken for alopecia areata and treated unnecessarily.

REPORT OF CASE

J. D., a white man aged 37, a boxer, was admitted in the dermatologic wards of Bellevue Hospital on March 12, 1938 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, New York University College of Medicine, and the Dermatologic Service of the Bellevue Hospital, service of Dr. Edward R. Maloney.

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