REPORT OF A CASE
A 19-month-old white boy was evaluated for erythematous papules and hair loss over the entire scalp of 4 to 5 months' duration. Erythematous papules of the scalp developed at about 15 months of age, followed by pronounced loss of hair. He had mild pruritus and was initially treated with 0.01% fluocinolone acetonide solution without improvement. He was in the 60th percentile for weight and 88th percentile for height. He had varicella at 7 months of age and a his- tory of recurrent otitis media. He was not receiving any medications. His father has androgenetic alopecia; otherwise, the family history was unremarkable for hair loss. The boy's 5-year-old brother had normal scalp hair.Examination of the scalp revealed 1- to 2-mm erythematous follicular papules and fractured hairs of variable lengths measuring 3 to 10 mm over the entire scalp (Figure 1). The eyebrows and eyelashes were normal.