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Patient's hair at diagnosis of Crohn's disease
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During this period the alopecia worsened despite treatment (Fig. 1).
H-E x 200 Non-caseating granulomas in the mucosa of: (A) ileum (B) stomach
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Mucosal biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of Crohn's colitis with presence of granulomas in terminal ileum (Fig. 2A) and stomach (Fig. 2B) and chronic inflammation in colon.
Patient's hair one year after treatment
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After one year in sustained remission under infliximab her hair has gradually regrown (Fig. 3) as seen by negative hair pull test.