Nunez J, Grande K, Hsu S
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 1999 Nov-Dec;16(6):460-2. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00118.x.
A child with alopecia areata (AA) presented initially with clinical features of loose anagen hair (LAH) and had features consistent with LAH on microscopic hair analysis. However, a scalp biopsy specimen demonstrated peribulbar inflammatory infiltrates characteristic of AA. We suggest that AA may mimic LAH clinically and a scalp biopsy may help in making the correct diagnosis.