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    Glossary Hair Shaft Abnormality

    irregular or defective hair structure causing fragility and breakage

    Hair Shaft Abnormality, also known as Hair Shaft Disorder, refers to a range of conditions where the structure of the hair shaft is irregular or defective. These abnormalities can lead to hair that is fragile, prone to breakage, or has an unusual appearance, such as twisting, kinking, or splitting. Causes can be genetic, environmental, or due to underlying health issues, and diagnosis often involves microscopic examination of the hair.

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    1. Hair Shaft Abnormalities. Pili Bifurcati: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis Pediatric Dermatology · 2009 · 5 citations
    2. Regenerative Potential of Adipose Tissue–Derived Exosomes in Treating Hair Shaft Abnormalities: A Case Report Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine · 2025
    3. Hair Shaft Abnormalities – Clues to Diagnosis and Treatment Dermatology · 2005 · 44 citations
    4. Sebaceous Gland, Hair Shaft, and Epidermal Barrier Abnormalities in Keratosis Pilaris with and without Filaggrin Deficiency ˜The œAmerican journal of pathology · 2015 · 23 citations
    5. Lamellar ichthyosis, dwarfism, mental retardation, and hair shaft abnormalities Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1980 · 61 citations
    6. Hair shaft abnormalities after chemotherapy and tamoxifen therapy in patients with breast cancer evaluated by optical coherence tomography British Journal of Dermatology · 2012 · 16 citations
    7. Characterization of tiger tail banding and hair shaft abnormalities in trichothiodystrophy Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 · 7 citations
    8. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in the<i>desmoplakin</i>gene cause hair shaft abnormalities and culminate in lethal cardiomyopathy Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2014 · 5 citations
    9. Hair Shaft Abnormalities as a Dermoscopic Feature of Mycosis Fungoides: Pilot Results Dermatology and Therapy · 2024 · 3 citations
    10. Coexisting trichorrhexis nodosa and pili annulati: a case report of hair shaft abnormalities in a syrian family Annals of Medicine and Surgery · 2024
    11. The hair shaft: normality, abnormality, and genetics Clinics in Dermatology · 2001 · 11 citations
    12. Trichoscopy in genetic hair shaft abnormalities Journal of Dermatological Case Reports · 2008 · 74 citations
    13. Common genetic hair shaft abnormalities may be visualized by light and electron microscope Global Dermatology · 2019
    14. Structural abnormalities of the hair shaft Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1987 · 126 citations
    15. Neurotrichosis: Hair‐shaft Abnormalities associated with Neurological Diseases Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology · 1982 · 33 citations
    16. Bubble hair and other acquired hair shaft anomalies due to hot ironing on wet hair International journal of trichology · 2011 · 15 citations
    17. A Case of Hair Structure Abnormality Associated with Iron Deficiency Anaemia Annals of Dermatology · 2003
    18. Hair Shafts in Trichoscopy Dermatologic Clinics · 2013 · 86 citations
    19. Structural and Molecular Hair Abnormalities in Trichothiodystrophy 2006 · 71 citations
    20. Hair Shaft Videodermoscopy in Netherton Syndrome Pediatric Dermatology · 2008 · 41 citations
    21. AN UPDATE OF HAIR SHAFT DISORDERS Dermatologic clinics · 1996 · 12 citations
    22. Hair abnormalities and neurological disease 1998
    23. Micronutrients in hair loss Our Dermatology Online · 2018 · 10 citations
    24. Hair Loss after Rhytidectomy Dermatologic Surgery · 2004 · 6 citations
    25. “Bubble hair,” a report of two cases International Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 2 citations
    26. WOOLY HAIR PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA : A CASE REPORT International Journal of Advanced Research · 2024
    27. Hair Loss after Rhytidectomy Dermatologic Surgery · 2004
    28. Trichoscopic spectrum of follicular and scalp changes following hair transplantation Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2026
    29. Hair Loss in Children Current problems in dermatology · 2015 · 24 citations
    30. Role of trichoscopy in diagnosis of different hair and scalp disorders in pediatrics International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences · 2024