Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease

Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease

We present a 21-years old woman with alopecia universalis, generalized vitiligo, and Graves' disease. She had had thyroidectomy in early childhood and was receiving replacement therapy with levothyroxine. The patient was treated with systemic PUVA and glucocorticoid in combination with topical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of research in medical sciences 2005-11, Vol.10 (6), p.398-400
Hauptverfasser: Z Shahmoradi, Afshin Darougheh, S Misaghian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present a 21-years old woman with alopecia universalis, generalized vitiligo, and Graves' disease. She had had thyroidectomy in early childhood and was receiving replacement therapy with levothyroxine. The patient was treated with systemic PUVA and glucocorticoid in combination with topical treatment for alopecia. After 6 months of treatment, alopecia was reversed but vitiligo was unchanged. Key words: alopecia areata, vitiligo, Graves' disease, glucocorticoid , systemic PUVA therapy
ISSN:1735-1995
1735-7136