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Alopecia, Nail Dystrophy, Vitiligo, and Hypoparathyroidism

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An adolescent girl and a baby boy presented with similar features of alopecia, nail dystrophy, progressive pigmentation, teeth abnormalities and vitiligo. The laboratory findings confirmed an extremely rare autosomal recessive disease.

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  2. Dubai Health Authority, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Faiza Mohamed Al-Ali

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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). Alopecia, Nail Dystrophy, Vitiligo, and Hypoparathyroidism. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_27

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