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- Title
Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome in Black-Haired Indian Children.
- Authors
Dey, Vivek; Thawani, Manasi
- Abstract
Loose anagen hair syndrome ( LAHS) is an uncommonly reported autosomal dominant hair disorder with incomplete penetrance that primarily affects children but is occasionally seen in adults. LAHS is characterized by the ability to easily and painlessly extract unsheathed anagen hairs from the scalp with gentle traction. The hair is sparse and does not grow long. Usually the hairs are not fragile and do not have areas of breakage. Initially it was considered a rare, sporadic condition found predominantly in young white girls with blonde hair. Because autosomal dominant inheritance has been reported, it was suspected that the condition might be equally common in boys but was probably underdiagnosed.
- Subjects
AUTOIMMUNE diseases; HAIR diseases; PEDIATRIC dermatology; SKIN diseases; HAIR manifestations of general diseases
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2013, Vol 30, Issue 5, p579
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.12208