Alopecia Areata Associated with Idiopathic Primary Hypophysitis

May 2005 in “ Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”

C Ajith, Somesh Gupta, Anil Bhansali, Bishan Das Radotra, A.J. Kanwar, B. Kumar

alopecia areata idiopathic primary hypophysitis autoimmune diseases autoimmunity

TLDR Autoimmunity can cause both alopecia areata and idiopathic primary hypophysitis.

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.

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