Hair Pulling, Trichotillomania, Alopecia, Alopecia, Traumatic, Hair Pulling - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

hair pulling trichotillomania alopecia alopecia, traumatic, hair pulling

Body Site

scalp

Age

14 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

This adolescent boy had a history of weirdly shaped areas of almost complete hair loss that changed from week to week as old areas regrow and new areas appeared at the border. The patterns of loss did not follow any anatomical landmarks.

Description

irregularly shaped but well demarcated area of hair loss

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3/1/2003 17:00:38

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