Loose anagen hair syndrome mimicking the uncombable hair syndrome

A 7-year-old female presented with messy, difficult to manage scalp hair and mild, diffuse alopecia. Hair pull specimens, diagnostic for loose anagen hair syndrome, also showed hair shaft abnormalities described in the uncombable hair syndrome. We suggest that dysmorphic hair shafts observed on our...

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Published inCutis (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 57; no. 2; p. 111
Main Authors Boyer, J D, Cobb, M W, Sperling, L C, Rushin, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1996
Subjects
Alopecia - etiology
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hair - pathology
Hair Diseases - diagnosis
Humans
Syndrome
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Summary:A 7-year-old female presented with messy, difficult to manage scalp hair and mild, diffuse alopecia. Hair pull specimens, diagnostic for loose anagen hair syndrome, also showed hair shaft abnormalities described in the uncombable hair syndrome. We suggest that dysmorphic hair shafts observed on our patient account for her clinically unmanageable hair. Pertinent clinical, pathologic, and diagnostic features of both syndromes are reviewed.
ISSN:0011-4162