Congenital Combined Melanocytic Nevus of the Scalp With Associated Alopecia Areata

    August 2012 in “ The American Journal of Dermatopathology ”
    Yee‐Kiat Heng, See Ket Ng, Kong-Bing Tan, Joyce Siong‐See Lee
    Studysummary This report describes a 20-year-old Chinese man with a rare combination of congenital compound and blue melanocytic nevus associated with alopecia areata.
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    1. Coexistence of Giant Blue Nevus of the Scalp with Hair Loss and Alopecia Areata The Journal of Dermatology · 2010
    2. Melanocytes: A Possible Autoimmune Target in Alopecia Areata Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2009

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