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Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

hypothyroidism alopecia

Body Site

scalp

Age

7 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

A 7 year old boy was evaluated for growth delay and hair loss. His mother reported, " He used to be as big as all his cousins. Now he is the smallest". Thinning hair and coarse skin resolved with thyroxine supplementation. Normal growth and development resumed.

Description

Thinning, coarse, dry, lusterless hair

Categories

Metabolic disorders hair disorders

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1/30/2002 15:53:41

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