Alopecia Areata Limited to the Pubic Area / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Alopecia areata (AA) is a nonscaring type of hair loss, which is considered an autoimmune disease. The patchy loss of hair occurring in alopecia areata may involve not only the scalp but also any hair bearing area. This condition almost always involves the scalp, so alopecia areata only involving other body sites without involving the scalp is rare. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previously reported case of alopecia areata limited to the pubic area in the Korean dermatological literature. Herein, we report the first case of alopecia areata limited to the pubic area without involving other sites.