Alopecia, Traumatic, Hair Pulling - DermAtlas

Contributor

Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic hair pulling

Body Site

head scalp

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

solitary

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.

Description

4.0 cm round patch of hair loss with hairs of varying lengths and no erythema or crusting

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10/16/2006 23:00:20

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