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NDT Plus 2008 1(3):162-163; doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfn031
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New onset of alopecia in a young woman with end-stage renal disease

Frank Pistrosch, Kay Herbrig, Simon Parmentier and Peter Gross

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Universitätsklinik ‘Carl Gustav Carus’, Dresden, Germany

Correspondence: Frank Pistrosch, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Universitätsklinik ‘Carl Gustav Carus’, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. E-mail: frankpistrosch@hotmail.com

Key Words: alopecia • ESRD • peritoneal dialysis • polycystic ovary syndrome

Received for publication November 14, 2007. Accepted for publication March 3, 2008.

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   Background
 
Hair loss is a common complain of women receiving renal replacement therapy. Apart from its emotional impact on the patient, hair loss might allude to several underlying diseases. Differential diagnoses include malnutrition, adverse effects of drugs, endocrine, inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, abnormal behaviour (trichotillomania) or tinea capitis [1]. Therefore, a thorough exploration of affected patients is constitutional.


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A 30-year-old woman (see Figure 1) complained about a progressive hair loss within the preceding 5 months. Past medical history included end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to IgA nephropathy; she received CAPD in our institution for . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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