Monilethrix: a typical case report with microscopic and dermatoscopic findings

• Published in: Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 126 - 127
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Elisa Fontenelle de, Araripe, Ana Luiza Cotta de Alencar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Administration, Cutaneous; Alopecia; Child; DERMATOLOGY; Dermoscopy; Dermoscopy - methods; Female; Humans; Hypotrichosis; Hypotrichosis - drug therapy; Hypotrichosis - pathology; Imaging in Dermatology; Minoxidil - therapeutic use; Monilethrix - drug therapy; Monilethrix - pathology; Treatment Outcome; Hypotrichosis; Dermoscopy; Alopecia

Monilethrix is a rare hereditary condition generally considered to be an autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance. A case of a 6-year-old girl without a familial background for this disease is reported. The diagnosis was made by optic microscopy and dermoscopy. A therapeutic trial with t...