Congenital triangular alopecia.
We report a child with bilateral congenital triangular alopecia. Shaving the scalp and inserting intravenous cannulas into scalp vessels during the neonatal period was misconstrued by the parents as the cause of hair loss, and resulted in medicolegal implications.
Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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D000505:Alopecia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000628:therapy