Alopecia areata in a patient with WNT10A heterozygous ectodermal dysplasia

Dermatol Online J. 2021 May 15;27(5). doi: 10.5070/D327553612.

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with ectodermal dysplasia attributed to a heterozygous 321C>A mutation in WNT10A who developed overlying autoimmune mediated hair loss. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of alopecia areata in a patient with WNT10A heterozygous ectodermal dysplasia. This case highlights the importance of considering multiple pathways of hair loss in patients with underlying genetic defects and raises the possibility of a shared genetic predisposition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia Areata / etiology*
  • Child
  • Ectodermal Dysplasia / complications*
  • Ectodermal Dysplasia / genetics
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Phenotype
  • Wnt Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • WNT10A protein, human
  • Wnt Proteins