Simultaneous Onset of Alopecia Areata and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Potential Association?
January 1999
in “
Pediatric Dermatology
”
TLDR A young girl had both alopecia areata and immune thrombocytopenic purpura at the same time, suggesting a possible link between the two.
The document discussed a case study of a young girl who experienced the simultaneous onset of alopecia areata (AA) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), both autoimmune diseases. The authors hypothesized that this association might be due to antibodies that cross-react between platelet membrane glycoproteins and follicular glycoproteins. This potential link between AA and ITP had not been previously reported, suggesting a novel area for further research into autoimmune disease associations.
