Letters To Editor - Colocalization Of Alopecia Areata And Lichen Planus

July 2004 in “ TSpace (University of Toronto) ”

Bikash Ranjan Kar, Gigi J. Ebenezer, C. K. Job

alopecia areata lichen planus immune-mediated cutaneous disorders nonscarring hair loss betamethasone dipropionate topical steroid

TLDR A rare case showed alopecia areata and lichen planus occurring together in one person.

The document reported a case of a 42-year-old man who exhibited colocalization of alopecia areata and lichen planus, which are both immune-mediated cutaneous disorders. The patient presented with a single patch of nonscarring hair loss that had persisted for 4 months. Alopecia areata was diagnosed, and treatment with topical betamethasone dipropionate was administered, resulting in the lesion becoming static. This case highlighted the rare coexistence of these two common skin disorders.

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