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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Main Authors: Z Shahmoradi, Afshin Darougheh, S Misaghian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2005-11-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/39
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spelling doaj-6ada1cd9d786417bb8f02e59898367842020-11-24T21:35:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362005-11-01106398400Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' DiseaseZ ShahmoradiAfshin DaroughehS MisaghianWe 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 http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/39
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author Z Shahmoradi
Afshin Darougheh
S Misaghian
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Afshin Darougheh
S Misaghian
Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
author_facet Z Shahmoradi
Afshin Darougheh
S Misaghian
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title Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
title_short Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
title_full Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
title_fullStr Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
title_full_unstemmed Association of Alopecia Universalis, Generalized Vitiligo, and Graves' Disease
title_sort association of alopecia universalis, generalized vitiligo, and graves' disease
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
issn 1735-1995
1735-7136
publishDate 2005-11-01
description 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
url http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/39
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