Recurrent Hair Loss Resulting from Generalized Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa in a Nigerian Female

Hair and scalp disorders commonly seen in the African female have been associated with hair care practices. Distal trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) has been commonly reported with various forms of trauma to the hair from hair grooming practices. We report the case of recurrent generalized hair loss resulti...

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Autores principales: Ogunbiyi, Adebola, Ogun, Olabiyi, Enechukwu, Nkechi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25191046
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.138599
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author Ogunbiyi, Adebola
Ogun, Olabiyi
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description Hair and scalp disorders commonly seen in the African female have been associated with hair care practices. Distal trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) has been commonly reported with various forms of trauma to the hair from hair grooming practices. We report the case of recurrent generalized hair loss resulting from proximal TN in a 28-year-old Nigerian female with atopy. The use of chemical relaxers precipitated each episode of hair loss. Generalized proximal TN has been reported in those of afro Caribbean descent. The acute nature and extent of the hair loss suggest there may be some underlying structural defect in such individuals.
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spelling pubmed-41541592014-09-04 Recurrent Hair Loss Resulting from Generalized Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa in a Nigerian Female Ogunbiyi, Adebola Ogun, Olabiyi Enechukwu, Nkechi Int J Trichology Case Report Hair and scalp disorders commonly seen in the African female have been associated with hair care practices. Distal trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) has been commonly reported with various forms of trauma to the hair from hair grooming practices. We report the case of recurrent generalized hair loss resulting from proximal TN in a 28-year-old Nigerian female with atopy. The use of chemical relaxers precipitated each episode of hair loss. Generalized proximal TN has been reported in those of afro Caribbean descent. The acute nature and extent of the hair loss suggest there may be some underlying structural defect in such individuals. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4154159/ /pubmed/25191046 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.138599 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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Recurrent Hair Loss Resulting from Generalized Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa in a Nigerian Female
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title_short Recurrent Hair Loss Resulting from Generalized Proximal Trichorrhexis Nodosa in a Nigerian Female
title_sort recurrent hair loss resulting from generalized proximal trichorrhexis nodosa in a nigerian female
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154159/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.138599
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