Traction alopecia in Sikh male patients.
This article reports on traction alopecia among Sikh males as a result of stress on the hair from wearing a turban. Treatment for this condition in such a population is difficult. Permanent removal of the turban is religiously forbidden. Therefore, the traction continues, as will the alopecia, possibly accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis.
James
Jinny
J
New Age Skin Research Foundation, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, USA.
Saladi
Rao N
RN
Fox
Joshua L
JL
D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D012068:Religion and Medicine