Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata

Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata

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A case of alopecia areata followed by relapsing polychondritis is presented.Similar cases from the COLLAGEN literature are reviewed and speculation about the relationship of these diseases is offered.Although the occurrence of these diseases together could be Whitener coincidental, an association seems immunologically plausible.

Thus, relapsing polychondritis might be an unusual systemic manifestation of alopecia areata.