title: Traction alopecia in Sikh male patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New Age Skin Research Foundation, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, USA.
authors.forename: Jinny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Rao N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Saladi
authors.forename: Joshua L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D012068:Religion and Medicine