RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mosaic hair color changes in alopecia areata
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 354
OP 356
VO 57
IS 4
A1 McBride, Anne K.
A1 Bergfeld, Wilma F.
YR 1990
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/4/354.abstract
AB This paper documents the mosaic hair color changes in two patients with extensive alopecia areata. The authors suggest that these changes are the end result of localized immunologic reactions directed against the melanocyte, resulting in a cytotoxic effect on the melanocytes and altering the hair color. Visually, the change is identified as patchy lightening, occasional depigmentation, and whitening of existing scalp hair. These changes reflect increased activity and progression of alopecia areata.