Clinical Evolution of Alopecia Areata with a Male Androgenetic Alopecia Pattern to Sisaipho

March 2000 in “ PubMed ”

Francisco Camacho, M.J. Garcia-Hernandez

TLDR A 16-year-old boy's alopecia areata progressed unusually to resemble male pattern baldness.

The document reported a case of a 16-year-old boy who experienced an unusual progression of alopecia areata (AA) that resembled male androgenetic alopecia (MAGA). Within 6 months, he lost his frontal hairline and developed a sisaipho pattern of alopecia. This case was considered a rare evolution of AA, occurring in a wave-like form.

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