Alopecia Circumscripta Due to Vitamin A Deficiency
February 1945
in “
Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
”
TLDR Alopecia in the woman was likely caused by vitamin A deficiency, not a fungal infection.
The document describes a case of a 40-year-old woman from an Arab village with a scalp condition initially suspected to be tinea capitis. Upon examination, the patient had a 3 by 4 cm area of incomplete alopecia with coarse scales but no inflammation. The hair retained pigmentation and showed resistance to removal. Microscopic examination did not reveal fungal elements, suggesting the alopecia might be due to vitamin A deficiency rather than a fungal infection.
