title: Hairpin-induced alopecia: case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: Traumatic hair loss is a scalp injury that can cause secondary scarring alopecia. It can result from different types of physical and chemical injury. Hair loss induced by certain hair-styling techniques has been discussed, but we describe a preceding ulcerative process. We describe 3 black adolescent girls with hairpin-induced alopecia that started with an ulcer and ended with a scar. We also review the dermatologic literature.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Edidiong
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ntuen
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001505:Beauty Culture / Q000295:instrumentation*; D044383:Black People; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries