Monilethrix: Rare Syndrome of Structural Hair Abnormalities

November 1999 in “ PubMed ”

L Brzezińska-Wcisło, T. Bogdanowski, G. Szeremeta-Bazylewicz, E Pierzchała

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Studysummary This article presents five family cases of monilethrix and reports that neither vitamins nor desquamative ointments are effective treatments, although symptoms may spontaneously regress over time.

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