atrichia

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atrichia

[ā′trik·ē·ə]

(medicine)

Any congenital or acquired condition in which hair is essentially absent.

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Focal atrichia was positively correlated with advancing stage of AGA.

Other findings observed were peripilar brown halo (7.4%), focal atrichia (63%), double-hair units (18%), honeycomb pigmentation (30%), white dots (15%) and short vellus hair (26%), respectively.

Role of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of alopecia

Unusual presentation of atrichia with papular lesions.

The molecular basis of congenital atrichia in humans and mice: mutations in the hairless gene.

Congenital atrichia with papular lesions: a rare cause of irreversible childhood alopecia

CONCLUSION: According to present knowledge no treatment option is available to stimulate hair growth in papular atrichia (3).

Atrichia with papular lesions--a case report

IFAP Sendromu (Ichthyosis Follicularis, Atrichia, Photophobia) Follikuler keratoz gosteren bir iktiyoz, kil yoklugu ve fotofobi ile karakterizedir.