Weathering of Hair in Trichoteiromania

July 2004 in “ Australasian Journal of Dermatology ”

Jeremy P Banky, Adam T Sheridan, R.P.R. Dawber

trichoteiromania vertex scalp hairs light microscopy distal brush-like splitting hair shaft

TLDR Her hair grew back normally after she stopped rubbing it.

A 74-year-old woman experienced broken vertex scalp hairs due to chronic rubbing over 18 months. Light microscopy showed distal brush-like splitting of the 1–2 cm hairs. After 4 months of education and behavioral therapy to reduce rubbing, her hair re-grew without persistent abnormalities.

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