Monilethrix in pedigree.
A 30-year-old female patient presented with tiny papular scalp lesions with sparse, very short, curly hair of only 8 to 12 mm. Microscopic examination of hair revealed typical beaded or moniliform appearance. She also had typical lesions of psoriasis for past 2 months. Her father, 2 sisters and her 6-year-old daughter had similar types of beaded scalp hair.
Department of Dermatology Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
M P
MP
Shah
R C
RC
Raval
F E
FE
Bilimoria