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Tufted folliculitis presents with doll's hair-like bundling of follicular units, and is seen in a wide range of scarring conditions including chronic staphylococcal infection, chronic lupus erythematosus, lichen planopilaris, Graham-Little syndrome, folliculitis decalvans, acne keloidalis nuchae, immunobullous disorders, and dissecting cellulitis.
It is often dry but not fragile or brittle. [3] This is due to several structural abnormalities in the hair shaft. A cross-section of the hair shaft from affected individuals reveals a kidney bean, triangular, or oval diameter, unlike the circular shaft shape displayed in straight hair.
Trichorrhexis nodosa is a defect in the hair shaft characterized by thickening or weak points (nodes) that cause the hair to break off easily. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 636 This group of conditions contributes to the appearance of hair loss , lack of growth, and damaged-looking hair.
Hair diseases are illnesses that impact the persistence and regular growth of hair. Types of hair diseases include folliculitis , hirsutism , hypertrichosis , hypotrichosis ( alopecia ), Menkes kinky hair syndrome , monilethrix , and piedra .
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The texture of the hair varies with some reports stating that patients with loose anagen syndrome have hairs that are rough, brittle and sticky. [13] This may be the result of the deformations of the hair shaft. These changes in texture limits the ability for adjacent loose anagen hairs to rest flat on the scalp. [6]
13-year-old Lalit Patidar from central India was given the nickname ''wolf boy'' after the effects of a rare condition, known as hypertrichosis, caused him to grow hair all over his face ...
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