Alopecia Areata Associated with Idiopathic Primary Hypophysitis
March 2005
in “
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
”
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The document reported a case of alopecia areata in a patient with idiopathic primary hypophysitis, both of which are autoimmune diseases. The co-occurrence of these conditions was attributed to autoimmunity, a common etiological factor. This was the first documented instance of such an association.
