Nail Lichen Planus in a Patient with Alopecia Totalis

    January 2015 in “ Dermatology online journal ”
    Brian Ginsberg, John Montgomery Yost, John M. Lewin … Sarika Ramachandran
    Studysummary This case report reviews a 67-year-old man with both alopecia totalis and lichen planus of the nails, suggesting a possible autoimmune link between these rare concurrent conditions, but presents no new clinical data.
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    1. Multiple Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Myasthenia Gravis, Vitiligo, Alopecia Areata, and Oral Lichen Planus Associated with Thymoma Journal of the neurological sciences · 2011
    2. Colocalization of Alopecia Areata and Lichen Planus Pediatric Dermatology · 1996

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