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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

alopecia, traumatic alopecia hair pulling

Body Site

scalp

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

angulated

Color

skin color

Morphology

patch

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 12-year-old girl had a large patch of hear caught in a door resulting in breakage and avulsion of hair. Note the unusual shape of the patch and th presence of hairs of varying lengths. The skin was completely normal.

Description

crescent shaped patch of broken hairs

Categories

hair disorders

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3/8/2009 20:47:59

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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