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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traumatic_hair_loss_1_090308	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA / HAIR PULLING	*Category:*	/ hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	12 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	crescent shaped patch of broken hairs
	*Comments:*	This healthy 12-year-old girl had a large patch of hear caught in a door resulting in breakage and avulsion of hair. Note the unusual shape of the patch and th presence of hairs of varying lengths. The skin was completely normal.
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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traumatic_hair_loss_2_090308	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA / HAIR PULLING	*Category:*	/ hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	12 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	crescent shaped patch of broken hairs
	*Comments:*	This healthy 12-year-old girl had a large patch of hear caught in a door resulting in breakage and avulsion of hair. Note the unusual shape of the patch and th presence of hairs of varying lengths. The skin was completely normal.
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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traumatic_hair_loss_1_081127	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA / TRAUMA	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	3 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	well demarcated rectangular 3.5 X 1.5 cm patch of hair loss with mild erythema and fine scale
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a patch of hair loss in the area which sustained the most trauma from head banging which occurred at bedtime and naptime. His growth and development were normal.
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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traumatic_hair_loss_2_081127	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA / TRAUMA	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	3 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	well demarcated rectangular 3.5 X 1.5 cm patch of hair loss with mild erythema and fine scale
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a patch of hair loss in the area which sustained the most trauma from head banging which occurred at bedtime and naptime. His growth and development were normal.
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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traumatic_hair_loss_3_081127	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA / TRAUMA	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	3 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	well demarcated rectangular 3.5 X 1.5 cm patch of hair loss with mild erythema and fine scale
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a patch of hair loss in the area which sustained the most trauma from head banging which occurred at bedtime and naptime. His growth and development were normal.
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© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	traction_alopecia_1_080921	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC, TRACTION	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	27 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	tight plaits with dramatic hair thinning
	*Comments:*	This 27-year-old woman complained of chronic hair thinning along the frontal scalp. She did keep her hair tightly plaided and was noted to also have some hair thinning along the perimeter of her scalp as well as along the parts.

© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	pressure_alopecia_1_070731	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC	*Category:*	hair disorders / treatment complication
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	32 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	crescent shaped patch of alopecia
	*Comments:*	This healthy 32-year-old man developed a patch of hair loss on the back of his scalp following a 5 hour surgery when his head was placed on a "doughnut." The hair regrew completely 4 months later.

© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	pressure_alopecia_2_070731	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC	*Category:*	hair disorders / treatment complication
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	32 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	crescent shaped patch of alopecia
	*Comments:*	This healthy 32-year-old man developed a patch of hair loss on the back of his scalp following a 5 hour surgery when his head was placed on a "doughnut." The hair regrew completely 4 months later.

© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	Alopecia_1_060915	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / HAIR PULLING	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	head / scalp	*Age:*	8 years
	*Contributor:*	Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD
	*Description:*	4.0 cm round patch of hair loss with hairs of varying lengths and no erythema or crusting
	*Comments:*	A healthy 8-year-old boy experienced a patch of hair loss ojn the back of his scalp following the death of his grandmother 2 months ago. The hairs of varying lengths and lack of complete hair loss would favor traumatic alopecia over alopecia areata.

© 2001-2010, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	tractionalopecia_1_030217	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC / ALOPECIA, TRAUMATIC, TRACTION	*Category:*	hair disorders
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	3 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	hair thinning around parts, plaits, and the periphery of the scalp
	*Comments:*	This toddler was brought by her mother for evaluation of hair loss. She kept her hair in tight plaits resulting in hair loss at thye edges of the parts and the periphery of the scalp. A culture for tinea was negative.