title: A hairy paradox: congenital triangular alopecia with a central hair tuft.
abstract: Congenital triangular alopecia (CTA) is a developmental anomaly characterized by a bald patch involving the temporal region on one or, more rarely, both sides. We report 5 patients with CTA showing a central island of short hair that was categorized as terminal hair both macroscopically and microscopically. The cause of this paradoxical phenomenon is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Centre Sabouraud, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France. philippe.assouly@orange.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Assouly
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Happle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002990:Clobetasol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006197:Hair / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002990:Clobetasol; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide