Trichothiodystrophy And Fragile Hair: The Distinction Between Diagnostic Signs And Diagnostic Labels In Childhood Hair Disease

    September 2009 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Shih‐Tsung Cheng, J E Stone, D. de Berker
    Studysummary This study suggests that clinically apparent fragile hair in children is rarely linked to trichothiodystrophy, and the tiger-tail pattern is not wholly specific to this diagnosis.
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