Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome in a Saudi Girl
October 2021
in “
Dermatology practical & conceptual
”
TLDR A Saudi girl was diagnosed with Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome, a rare condition causing easy hair loss without scarring.
The document describes a case of Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome (LAHS) in a Saudi girl. LAHS is a condition characterized by the easy and painless extraction of anagen-phase hairs, which are the hairs in the active growth phase. The girl presented with sparse hair on the scalp without any scarring. The diagnosis was confirmed by the characteristic clinical and trichoscopic findings, which included anagen hairs without root sheaths on hair pull test and specific features on trichoscopy, such as ruffled cuticles and misshapen hair shafts. The condition is rare and the article contributes to the limited literature on LAHS in Saudi individuals. The study's focus is on a single case, which limits the generalizability of the findings but provides detailed insight into the clinical presentation and diagnosis of LAHS in this demographic.
