Dias PSF, Lisboa MAC, Chehin CV, Sandin J, Farias VRC

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Alopecia areata is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of multifactorial aetiology, manifested in genetically predisposed individuals, which affects the hair follicle. It can be classified in several ways, one being called atypical diffuse. This form is perhaps the most difficult to diagnose because of the difficulty in differentiating it from androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium.
The rarity of presentation and the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment of our patient —a 16 years-old male—, which reports the presence of diffuse thinning hair, no scar that started 3 years ago. He was treated for androgenetic alopecia with no improvement, and just after biopsy the diagnosis of this form of alopecia areata was confirmed. For that, is necessary the exclusion of other diseases such as androgenic alopecia, telogen effluvium, syphilis and lupus erythematosus. trials with long-term results to help patients with this atypical form of alopecia areata.

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