<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Lianne and All, Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:51:31 +0100 Alan Harper wrote: >Does anyone know if there is a connection between celiac and alopecia.? ________________________ I am appending a list of Medline citations that came up when I searched the terms "alopecia and celiac disease." I am posting to the list because I am guessing that others would be interested. best wishes, Ron Hoggan Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1. Backlund I. [A two-year old girl lost her hair--gluten intolerance was the cause]. Lakartidningen. 1998 Aug 19;95(34):3540-2. Swedish. No abstract available. 2. Bondavalli P, et al. Failure of gluten-free diet in celiac disease-associated alopecia areata. Acta Derm Venereol. 1998 Jul;78(4):319. No abstract available. [MEDLINE record in process] 3. Volta U, et al. Serological screening for coeliac disease in vitiligo and alopecia areata. Br J Dermatol. 1997 May;136(5):801-2. No abstract available. 4. Reunala T, et al. Diseases associated with dermatitis herpetiformis. Br J Dermatol. 1997 Mar;136(3):315-8. 5. Premate FM. [Celiac disease today]. Clin Ter. 1996 Oct;147(10):495-503. Review. Italian. PMID: 9264902; UI: 97320226. 6. Farraj R, et al. 57-year old woman with anemia and rash. Mayo Clin Proc. 1996 Mar;71(3):303-6. No abstract available. 7. Corazza GR, et al. Celiac disease and alopecia areata: report of a new association. Gastroenterology. 1995 Oct;109(4):1333-7. 8. Van Wouwe JP. Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of acrodermatitis enteropathica. Eur J Pediatr. 1989 Oct;149(1):2-8. Review. 9. Di Maita M, et al. [Association of uveitis, alopecia and celiac disease]. Ophtalmologie. 1987 Jul-Sep;1(3):401. French. No abstract available. PMID: 3153904; UI: 91101953. 10. Harris RL, et al. Villus atrophy and malabsorption in a rhesus monkey. Lab Anim Sci. 1984 Dec;34(6):610-3. 11. Prigent F, et al. [Atopy and associated diseases]. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1982;109(4):341-53. French. 12. De Dulanto F, et al. [Acrodermatitis enteropathica]. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 1968 Jul-Aug;59(7):499-515. Spanish. No abstract available.