Concurrence of Alopecia Areata and Vitiligo at the Same Anatomical Site

    June 2011 in “ Australasian Journal of Dermatology ”
    Deren Özcan, Filiz Çevlik Aydoğan
    TLDR An 8-year-old boy had both alopecia areata and vitiligo on the same spot on his scalp, which is very rare.
    The document reported a rare case of an 8-year-old boy who exhibited both alopecia areata and vitiligo at the same anatomical site on the frontal portion of his scalp. While both conditions are common autoimmune skin disorders, their coexistence within the same lesion is unusual. The case highlighted the potential for these two diseases to target hair follicle and melanocyte antigens simultaneously, although such occurrences were infrequent.
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