Renbök Phenomenon: Alopecia Areata Sparing Psoriasis Plaques
July 2018
in “
Our Dermatology Online
”
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Studysummary In this study, researchers examined the under-studied mechanisms behind specific dermatological phenomena such as co-localization, Wolf's isotopic phenomenon, Koebner's isomorphic phenomenon, and the recently described Renbök phenomenon, noting that only a few cases have been reported so far. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The document discussed the Renbök phenomenon, a recently described and rare occurrence where alopecia areata spares psoriasis plaques. Researchers aimed to understand the mechanisms behind the specific localization of skin lesions that result in distinct clinical presentations. They compared this phenomenon to other known phenomena such as co-localization, Wolf's isotopic phenomenon, and Koebner's phenomenon. Only a few cases of the Renbök phenomenon had been reported at the time of the study.
