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Marco Torres, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic, traction

Body Site

scalp

Age

42 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

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 temporal hair thinning

Categories

hair disorders factitial / self Induced disorders / psychodermatosis

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11/19/2006 18:38:34

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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