Sparse Hair on the Scalp in a 5-Year-Old Girl

    November 2020 in “ Cutis ”
    Hadir Shakshouk
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    TLDR A 5-year-old girl has sparse, dry, and brittle hair but is otherwise healthy.
    A 5-year-old girl presented with sparse, dry, and brittle scalp hair, particularly in the occipital area, along with multiple keratotic papules. Her hair issues began shortly after birth, but she was otherwise healthy with no significant family history. Physical examination and trichoscopy confirmed the hair abnormalities, while her teeth, nails, and other systems showed no abnormalities.
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