Hypotrichosis Congenita Of Marie Unna
June 2001
in “
European Journal of Dermatology
”
Studysummary This case study describes a 54-year-old woman with a rare pattern of asymmetrical hair loss resembling androgenetic alopecia, alongside sparse body hair and near absence of eyebrows and eyelashes, while other ectodermal features were normal. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
A 54-year-old woman with hypotrichosis congenita of Marie Unna was studied. She was born with normal hair, but during adolescence, her scalp hair became sparse, forming a pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia of the Ludwig type, though asymmetrical. Her remaining hair was coarse, and she had almost no eyebrows or eyelashes, with sparse body hair. Her nails, teeth, and other ectodermal structures were normal.
