Traction Alopecia

December 2017 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”

Marta Aguado Lobo, José Jiménez-Reyes

traction alopecia hair loss tension on the hair

TLDR Traction alopecia is hair loss from pulling on hair too much.

The document discussed traction alopecia, a form of hair loss caused by prolonged tension on the hair. It was authored by Marta Aguado Lobo and José Jiménez-Reyes from the Department of Dermatology at Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina in Parla, Madrid, Spain. The article was published in the International Journal of Dermatology in December 2017. The authors did not declare any funding sources or conflicts of interest. The article did not include an abstract, and it had been cited 4 times as of the publication date.

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research Bitemporal Hair Loss Related to Traction Alopecia

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59 citations, August 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology”

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