Monilethrix – Case report of a rare disease
| Autor: | Imran Majid, Tasleem Arif, Mir Laieq Ishtiyaq Haji, Nuzhat Samoon Nuzhat Samoon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
integumentary system business.industry Hair shaft Hair fragility Genetic disorder Alopecia lcsh:RL1-803 medicine.disease Dermatology monilethrix Hair loss Monilethrix lcsh:Dermatology otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine sense organs beaded appearance hair fragility business Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | Nasza Dermatologia Online, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 46-48 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2081-9390 |
| DOI: | 10.7241/ourd.20151.11 |
| Popis: | Monilethrix is a rare genetic disorder of hair characterized by beaded appearance of the hair shaft leading to hair fragility and patchy dystrophic alopecia. In this disorder, the hair shaft has alternate widenings (nodes) and constrictions (internodes) that lead to fracture of hair shaft and varying degree of alopecia. We report an eight year old Kashmiri boy who presented with diffuse hair loss since infancy. As monilethrix is a rare disease entity which prompted us to report this case. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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