Dermatology. 1997;195(1):96-8.
Congenital alopecia areata.
de Viragh PA, et al.
Alopecia areata has never been documented in a newborn. Thus, it is generally assumed that alopecia areata is acquired only postnatally, and it is believed that the presence of an alopecia at birth virtually excludes its diagnosis. In this report we document a case of alopecia areata in a premature newborn.