Masquerading of Trichotillomania in a Family with Monilethrix

January 2011 in “ European Journal of Dermatology ”

J. Neila Iglesias, Antonio Rodríguez Pichardo, Begoña García Bravo, Francisco Camacho Martínez

trichotillomania monilethrix hair keratins autosomal dominant genetic hair disorder hair shaft

Studysummary This article discusses monilethrix, a rare human hair dysplasia caused by mutations in hair keratins, but reports no new clinical findings.

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