Papular Atrichia: A Case Report of an 8-Year-Old Girl
April 2020
in “
International journal of research in dermatology
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TLDR An 8-year-old girl has a rare, irreversible hair loss condition caused by a genetic mutation.
Papular atrichia, also known as congenital atrichia, is a rare, autosomal recessive form of irreversible alopecia characterized by complete hair loss shortly after birth and the development of keratin-filled cysts on the body. The condition is associated with mutations in the human hairless (HR) gene located on chromosome 8p22. It presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its broad differential diagnosis. The document reports a case of an 8-year-old girl who exhibited complete hair loss on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and body, accompanied by papular lesions on her face.
