Irreversible alopecia due to busulphan in a 7-year-old girl

Maria Perez-Crespo; Isabel Betlloch; Irene Ballester; Ana Lucas; Javier Mataix; Maria Niveiro

doi:10.1684/ejd.2008.0617

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Irreversible alopecia due to busulphan in a 7-year-old girl

European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 19, Number 2, 192-3, March-April 2009, Correspondence

DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2008.0617

Author(s) : Maria Perez-Crespo, Isabel Betlloch, Irene Ballester, Ana Lucas, Javier Mataix, Maria Niveiro , Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Avenida Pintor Baeza s/n, E-03010 Alicante, Spain, Department of Pathology, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Spain.

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Figure 1 A) Diffuse non-scarring alopecia, more pronounced in the parietal and temporal regions. B) Anatomopathological examination: decrease in density of terminal hair follicles without perifollicular inflammatory infiltrate (H&E, 4×).