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Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases

Trichorrhexis nodosa is a hair shaft disorder often encountered in clinical practice. Acquired trichorrhexis is commoner of the two types and is most often due to weathering from physical or chemical causes. We report three representative cases of localized acquired trichorrhexis encountered in our...

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Autores principales: Martin, Abhay Mani, Sugathan, P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769235
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.82138
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description Trichorrhexis nodosa is a hair shaft disorder often encountered in clinical practice. Acquired trichorrhexis is commoner of the two types and is most often due to weathering from physical or chemical causes. We report three representative cases of localized acquired trichorrhexis encountered in our clinic attributable to a specific comb, used commonly in Kerala, a Southern state of India.
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spelling pubmed-31291232011-07-18 Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases Martin, Abhay Mani Sugathan, P Int J Trichology Case Report Trichorrhexis nodosa is a hair shaft disorder often encountered in clinical practice. Acquired trichorrhexis is commoner of the two types and is most often due to weathering from physical or chemical causes. We report three representative cases of localized acquired trichorrhexis encountered in our clinic attributable to a specific comb, used commonly in Kerala, a Southern state of India. Medknow Publications 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3129123/ /pubmed/21769235 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.82138 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title_full Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title_fullStr Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title_full_unstemmed Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title_short Localised Acquired Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Hair Induced by a Specific Comb and Combing Habit - A Report of Three Cases
title_sort localised acquired trichorrhexis nodosa of the scalp hair induced by a specific comb and combing habit - a report of three cases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129123/
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