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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic, hair pulling

Body Site

scalp

Age

11 years

Pigmentation

light

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Color

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

This 11 year old boy admitted to rubbing and picking at the hair on the sides of his scalp. Microscopic examination of the hair shaft was normal with the exception of "split ends" or irregular fractures through the tips of most hairs.

Description

dry lusterless hair of parietal and occipital scalp

Categories

hair disorders Iatrogenic disorders, child abuse,

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3/30/2001 8:10:05

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