Friedreich’s ataxia associated with marfanoid features & alopecia areata-rare disease manifestations or chance association?

Chandramohan Sharma, Banshilal Kumawat, Maulik Panchal, Kaushik Rana, Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, Available online 19 June 2017, ISSN 0976-2884, doi:10.1016/j.injms.2017.06.005.

Apart from neurological features it has cardiac, skeletal and endocrine manifestations but its association with marfanoid features and/or alopecia areata have not been described in literature.

 Friedreich’s ataxia associated with marfanoid features & alopecia areata-rare disease manifestations or chance association?