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- Title
Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome: An Underdiagnosed Condition in Males.
- Authors
PHAM, CATHERINE M.; KREJCI-MANWARING, JENNIFER
- Abstract
Loose anagen hair syndrome (LAHS) is a condition of sparse, short hair that is easily and painlessly extracted from the scalp. Since it was first described in the 1980s, it is considered a rare, sporadic condition found predominantly in females. Since then, there have been multiple reports of LAHS occurring in families, suggesting an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern may also be present. An autosomal dominant trait would suggest a more equal sex ratio. We report a case of a boy diagnosed with LAHS and propose that it may be underdiagnosed in males simply because of hairstyle differences between boys and girls.
- Subjects
HAIR diseases; SCALP; GENETIC disorders; HAIR manifestations of general diseases; PEDIATRIC dermatology
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2010, Vol 27, Issue 4, p408
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01186.x