Trichoscopic Hair Evaluation in Patients with Ectodermal Dysplasia.
Hair abnormalities in ectodermal dysplasia may be difficult to identify. Among 16 patients with ectodermal dysplasia trichoscopy (hair dermoscopy) revealed predominance of pilosebaceous units with 1 hair (69%), abnormalities of hair shaft pigmentation (gray hair with single dark hairs, 56%), pili torti, trichothiodystrophy, trichorrhexis nodosa, and rarely, cicatricial alopecia.
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: adrianarak@op.pl.
Adriana
A
Rakowska
Department of Periodontology and Oral Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Renata
R
Górska
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neuropeptides, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Lidia
L
Rudnicka
Department of Orthodontics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Małgorzata
M
Zadurska
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult