Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata
A case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented. Similar cases from the literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered. Although the occurrence of these diseases together could be coincidental, an association seems immunologi...
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| author | John C. Starr Nidhika Taneja George W. Brasher |
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| description | A case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented. Similar cases from the literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered. Although the occurrence of these diseases together could be coincidental, an association seems immunologically plausible. Thus, relapsing polychondritis might be an unusual systemic manifestation of alopecia areata. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-070d4da634d14fd69caa8b9c4c7683232025-02-03T01:03:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/623158623158Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia AreataJohn C. Starr0Nidhika Taneja1George W. Brasher2Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood, and Brindley Foundation, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USADivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Texas A&M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USADivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood, and Brindley Foundation, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USAA case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented. Similar cases from the literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered. Although the occurrence of these diseases together could be coincidental, an association seems immunologically plausible. Thus, relapsing polychondritis might be an unusual systemic manifestation of alopecia areata.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/623158 |
| spellingShingle | John C. Starr Nidhika Taneja George W. Brasher Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata |
| title_full | Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata |
| title_fullStr | Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata |
| title_short | Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata |
| title_sort | relapsing polychondritis following alopecia areata |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/623158 |
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