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Marco Torres, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic, traction alopecia

Body Site

scalp

Age

42 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

Morphology

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This healthy 42-year-old woman kept her hair in tight pony tail for over 15 years. Although she complained of hair breakage and thinning with decreased hair density of the temporal scalp, she refused advice to change her hair style.

Description

symmetric decreased hair density

Categories

factitial / self Induced disorders / psychodermatosis

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1/7/2007 10:08:01

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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