Alopecia areata after DRESS syndrome with a rapid resolution

Abstract

Anagen effluvium (AE) is a hair growth disorder that occurs due to a disturbance in the hair follicle cycling. The most common cause of AE is alopecia areata (AA). Autoimmune diseases like AA may develop after drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome and are usually long-standing conditions. We report the case of a 17-year-old woman who developed a severe and abrupt AE after DRESS syndrome with a full and rapid recovery after two months of topical minoxidil.

Keywords

• alopecia
• alopecia areata
• drug hypersensitivity syndrome
• case reports