Complete resolution of alopecia totalis following chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Ariane L'EcuyerRebecca RonsleyJoseph LamDavid B DixPublished in: Pediatric dermatology (2022)
Alopecia totalis (AT) is a cosmetically debilitating chronic disease characterized by non-scarring hair loss of the entire scalp. The clinical course of AT is highly unpredictable, and effective durable treatment options are limited. The resolution of alopecia has been reported post-autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; however, no cases of AT remission following chemotherapy alone have been described. Herein, we present a case of complete remission of AT following chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a pediatric patient.