A Girl With Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome And Concurrent Uncombable Hair Syndrome
January 2020
in “
JAAD Case Reports
”
TLDR A girl had two rare hair conditions that helped understand their overlap.
The document described a case of a 10-month-old girl with both loose anagen hair syndrome (LAHS) and uncombable hair syndrome (UHS), characterized by easily extractable anagen hairs and unruly, "spun-glass" hair, respectively. The patient showed patchy hair loss and an unruly hair texture, highlighting the importance of considering multiple syndromes in diagnosis. The coexistence of LAHS and UHS was rare but potentially underreported, and further study was needed to understand any genetic or pathway links between these syndromes.
