Korean journal of dermatology (대한피부과학회지)

Korean Dermatological Association (대한피부과학회)
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A Case of Androgenetic Alopecia in an Adolescent Female with Response to Topical Minoxidil

미녹시딜 도포로 호전을 보인 청소년기 여아에서 발생한 안드로겐 탈모증 1예

  • Woo, Young Jun (Department of Dermatology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yoon Seob (Department of Dermatology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jung Eun (Department of Dermatology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Hoon (Department of Dermatology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine)
  • 우영준 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성바오로병원 피부과학교실) ;
  • 김윤섭 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성바오로병원 피부과학교실) ;
  • 김정은 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성바오로병원 피부과학교실) ;
  • 강훈 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성바오로병원 피부과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.10.01
  • Accepted : 2016.01.06
  • Published : 2017.01.31

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Abstract

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common form of hair loss that usually occurs in the third or fourth decades of life in men, with later onset in women. AGA does rarely occur, however, in the pediatric population. Adolescent AGA is pattern hair loss occurring in boys and girls between 12 and 18 years of age. We herein report the case of a 16-year-old girl with a 5-year history of diffuse hair loss on the crown. Her father had a history of AGA, and the hair pull test was negative. Sex hormone levels and thyroid function test were within the normal range. Phototrichogram analysis revealed diffuse hair thinning over the frontal and vertex areas, and the percentage of vellus hair was higher on the vertex than the occiput. We diagnosed the patient with adolescent AGA. She was prescribed 3% topical minoxidil, and improvement was visible on the clinical photograph and phototrichogram after 2 years of treatment.

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