Clinical presentation of pili torti - Case report

Pili torti also known as ‘twisted hairs’ (Latin: pili=hair; torti=twisted) is a rare, congenital or acquired clinical presentation, in which the hair shaft is flattened at irregular intervals and twisted 180º along its axis. It is clinically characterized by fragile, brittle, coarse and lusterless h...

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Autores principales: Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon, Cade, Karine Valentim, Rezende, Flavia Cury, Pereira, José Marcos, Pegas, José Roberto Pereira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26312667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153540
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author Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon
Cade, Karine Valentim
Rezende, Flavia Cury
Pereira, José Marcos
Pegas, José Roberto Pereira
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Rezende, Flavia Cury
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description Pili torti also known as ‘twisted hairs’ (Latin: pili=hair; torti=twisted) is a rare, congenital or acquired clinical presentation, in which the hair shaft is flattened at irregular intervals and twisted 180º along its axis. It is clinically characterized by fragile, brittle, coarse and lusterless hairs, due to uneven light reflection on the twisted hair surface. Pili torti may be associated with neurological abnormalities and ectodermal dysplasias. There is no specifi c treatment for this condition, but it may improve spontaneously after puberty. We report a case of pili torti in a child who presented fragile, brittle, diffi cult to comb hair. The patient had no comorbidities.
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spelling pubmed-45405012015-08-20 Clinical presentation of pili torti - Case report Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon Cade, Karine Valentim Rezende, Flavia Cury Pereira, José Marcos Pegas, José Roberto Pereira An Bras Dermatol Case Report Pili torti also known as ‘twisted hairs’ (Latin: pili=hair; torti=twisted) is a rare, congenital or acquired clinical presentation, in which the hair shaft is flattened at irregular intervals and twisted 180º along its axis. It is clinically characterized by fragile, brittle, coarse and lusterless hairs, due to uneven light reflection on the twisted hair surface. Pili torti may be associated with neurological abnormalities and ectodermal dysplasias. There is no specifi c treatment for this condition, but it may improve spontaneously after puberty. We report a case of pili torti in a child who presented fragile, brittle, diffi cult to comb hair. The patient had no comorbidities. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4540501/ /pubmed/26312667 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153540 Text en © 2015 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26312667
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