A 14-year-old girl with a condition that makes her hair easy to pull out also has a hair-pulling disorder, and treatment helped but she relapsed after a year.
7 citations
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January 1990
August 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Pruritus is common in LPP and FFA, worsened by heat and stress, and relieved by cold, affecting quality of life.
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January 2010 in “International Journal of Trichology” Loose Anagen Syndrome is a hair condition where hairs can be easily pulled out, mainly affecting young girls, and may improve on its own or with treatment.
November 2025 in “Skin Health and Disease” Autosomal recessive woolly hair is rare and involves tightly coiled hair without other health issues.
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November 1987 in “Pediatric dermatology” Four children had unmanageable pale blond hair due to uncombable-hair syndrome.
April 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” An 8-year-old girl has a rare, irreversible hair loss condition caused by a genetic mutation.
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August 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New mutations in hair keratin genes cause the rare hair disorder monilethrix.
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March 1990 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” Cutting matted hair stopped further hair loss caused by homemade shampoo.
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July 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic testing for hairless gene mutations is crucial to correctly diagnose and treat atrichia with papular lesions.
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Trichology” A patient with a rare hair condition and skin disorder showed hair improvement after treatment.
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January 2018 in “Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial” Monilethrix causes brittle hair and hair loss, and it runs in families.
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July 1984 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” The four patients have a unique type of ichthyosis affecting hair follicles.
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January 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” Monilethrix has no effective treatment, but avoiding hair trauma helps manage it.
2 citations
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July 2021 in “Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas” Hair shaft disorders are diagnosed through examination and history, with general care and some treatments offering improvement.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Infectious Diseases” A girl with head lice was successfully treated with sulfur ointment and hair shaving.
20 citations
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August 2003 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A new genetic mutation in the hairless gene causes a rare hair loss disorder.
26 citations
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October 1998 in “Experimental Dermatology” A keratin hHb6 mutation causes a hair disorder with varying severity, influenced by other factors.
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March 2020 in “Lasers in Medical Science” LLLT is a safe, promising hair loss treatment, but more research needed.
2 citations
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March 2021 in “Cosmetics” Hair transplant surgery is the most effective, safe, and satisfying treatment for hair loss.
February 2021 in “Dermatological reviews” Nonablative radiofrequency therapy improves hair density, thickness, and growth rate.
2 citations
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January 2018 in “Indian dermatology online journal” A homeopathic antidandruff shampoo caused severe hair matting in a girl.
7 citations
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January 2013 in “Indian dermatology online journal” A rare skin condition with dark, thick, warty patches and some hair loss was found in a newborn boy.
January 2016 in “Case reports in clinical medicine” A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with a rare hair disorder called monilethrix.
2 citations
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January 2007 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Two cases of hairy elbows syndrome were described, with normal skin texture and symmetrical hair growth.
January 2006 in “Advances in developmental biology” The Hairless gene is crucial for healthy skin and hair growth.
2 citations
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October 2018 in “Skin appendage disorders” A boy's hair that was frizzy and hard to comb returned to normal after 9 months, possibly due to genetic factors.
5 citations
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February 2016 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” The patient had a severe itchy rash and hair loss in the armpits.
Scalp itching can be caused by various skin conditions, hair loss, allergies, or anxiety.
2 citations
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May 1979 in “PubMed” Monilethrix is not caused by a metabolic defect.