Alopecia, Traumatic, Hair Pulling - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic, hair pulling

Body Site

scalp

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

Comments

Habitual hair twirling resulted in focal alopecia in this toddler. She developed slowly migrating areas of "moth-eaten" hair loss with patches of sparse broken hairs surrounded by areas of dry lusterless hair. Lesions resolved when she outgrew the habit one year later.

Description

patch of focal alopecia with sparse short broken hairs and surrounding dry lusterless hair

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11/26/2000 22:33:52

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