• Med Princ Pract · Jan 2019

    Case Reports

    Laparoscopic Extirpation of Adrenal Gland Ganglioneuroma Incidentally Diagnosed during Evaluation for Patchy Alopecia Areata in an Adolescent Boy.

    • Zlatan Zvizdic, Emir Haxhija, Adisa Chikha, Emir Milisic, Asmir Jonuzi, and Semir Vranic.
    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • Med Princ Pract. 2019 Jan 1; 28 (5): 485-489.

    ObjectiveWe present a 17-year-old boy with an incidentally diagnosed left adrenal ganglioneuroma during the diagnostic workup of alopecia areata.Clinical Presentation And InterventionLaboratory 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.ConclusionFurther studies should reveal the relationship between alopecia areata and ganglioneuroma as well as the role of vitamin D in alopecia areata.© 2019 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.

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