Laparoscopic Extirpation of Adrenal Gland Ganglioneuroma Incidentally Diagnosed during Evaluation for Patchy Alopecia Areata in an Adolescent Boy.
Adrenal gland
Alopecia areata
Ganglioneuroma
Laparoscopy
Journal
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
ISSN: 1423-0151
Titre abrégé: Med Princ Pract
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8901334
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
30
07
2018
accepted:
21
03
2019
pubmed:
22
3
2019
medline:
26
6
2020
entrez:
22
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We present a 17-year-old boy with an incidentally diagnosed left adrenal ganglioneuroma during the diagnostic workup of alopecia areata. Laboratory investigations revealed vitamin D deficiency. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed and ganglioneuroma was confirmed histologically. At follow-up, the vitamin D supplements improved the vitamin D levels followed by a gradual regression of alopecia areata. However, it recurred 18 months later despite the normal levels of serum vitamin D and no tumor recurrence. Further studies should reveal the relationship between alopecia areata and ganglioneuroma as well as the role of vitamin D in alopecia areata.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30897574
pii: 000499755
doi: 10.1159/000499755
pmc: PMC6771056
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
485-489Informations de copyright
© 2019 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
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