Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy
Monilethrix is a rare hereditary disorder affecting hair resulting in hair fragility and alopecia. We report three patients of monilethrix who presented with complaints of sparse and brittle hair from early childhood. All three patients had multiple discrete hyperkeratotic papules over the scalp. De...
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| description | Monilethrix is a rare hereditary disorder affecting hair resulting in hair fragility and alopecia. We report three patients of monilethrix who presented with complaints of sparse and brittle hair from early childhood. All three patients had multiple discrete hyperkeratotic papules over the scalp. Dermoscopy revealed beaded appearance of hair with the presence of elliptical nodes and intermittent constrictions on the hair shafts as well as broken hairs, which were confirmed with routine microscopic examination of hair. Dermoscopy helps in easier and faster diagnosis of monilethrix. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d1631a54fc04d18a303eab6b1253ea32022-12-21T23:58:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782020-01-01111656710.4103/idoj.IDOJ_93_19Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopyRemya R RajamohananBiswanath BeheraPrabhakaran NagendranMunisamy MalathiMonilethrix is a rare hereditary disorder affecting hair resulting in hair fragility and alopecia. We report three patients of monilethrix who presented with complaints of sparse and brittle hair from early childhood. All three patients had multiple discrete hyperkeratotic papules over the scalp. Dermoscopy revealed beaded appearance of hair with the presence of elliptical nodes and intermittent constrictions on the hair shafts as well as broken hairs, which were confirmed with routine microscopic examination of hair. Dermoscopy helps in easier and faster diagnosis of monilethrix.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2020;volume=11;issue=1;spage=65;epage=67;aulast=Rajamohananbeaded hairdermoscopymonilethrix |
| spellingShingle | Remya R Rajamohanan Biswanath Behera Prabhakaran Nagendran Munisamy Malathi Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy Indian Dermatology Online Journal beaded hair dermoscopy monilethrix |
| title | Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| title_full | Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| title_fullStr | Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| title_short | Monilethrix: A report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| title_sort | monilethrix a report of three cases in children confirmed with dermoscopy |
| topic | beaded hair dermoscopy monilethrix |
| url | http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2020;volume=11;issue=1;spage=65;epage=67;aulast=Rajamohanan |
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