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- Title
Renbok phenomenon and contact sensitization in a patient with alopecia universalis.
- Authors
Harris, John E; Seykora, John T; Lee, Robert A
- Abstract
Immune responses are largely regulated by cytokines that are secreted by activated T cells. Interactions among these cells are complex, and the interaction between 2 responses may alter the effect of either response alone. It has been established that contact sensitization-induced inflammation can reverse hair loss due to alopecia areata. In parallel, the Renbök phenomenon demonstrates how 2 distinct autoimmune diseases--psoriasis and alopecia areata--interact to result in clinically active psoriasis suppressing alopecia areata.
- Publication
Archives of dermatology, 2010, Vol 146, Issue 4, p422
- ISSN
1538-3652
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archdermatol.2010.42