title: Matting of hair: a multifactorial enigma.
abstract: For matting of hair, multifactorial mechanisms are responsible. Thereby physical conditions, chemical agents and behavioural factors play the main roles. It seems evident that hair matting is not a hair disease; consequently, cutting off the affected hair and avoiding all possible trigger factors are the therapy of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al Ghani
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Geilen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Blume-Peytavi
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Orfanos
mesh_terms: D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology*; D006203:Hair Preparations; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations