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- Title
Trichotemnomania: Hair Loss Mediated by a Compulsive Habit Not Admitted by Patients.
- Authors
Orgaz-Molina, Jacinto; Husein-ElAhmed, Husein; Soriano-Hernández, María Isabel; Arias-Santiago, Salvador
- Abstract
The article presents two case studies related to hair loss. The first patient was a 22-year-old woman presented with hair loss on the scalp 2 years ago with no scarring and inflammation noted. The second patient was a 35-year-old man presented with sudden hair loss. Upon medical examination, the scalp had a shaved appearance with no signs of pathological conditions. Meanwhile, the third patient who had a history of bruxism and bulimia nervosa presented with a sudden loss of hair on the scalp.
- Subjects
SCALP; PERIODIC health examinations; BRUXISM; BULIMIA
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2012, Vol 92, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-1232