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Symptoms include brittle hair, mild mental retardation and nail dysplasia. The syndrome was first observed in Sabinas, a small community in northern Mexico. The principal biochemical features of the illness are reduced hair cystine levels, increased copper/zinc ratio, and presence of arginosuccinic acid in the blood and urine. [2]
IBIDS syndrome, following the acronym from ichthyosis, brittle hair and nails, intellectual impairment and short stature, is the Tay syndrome or sulfur-deficient brittle hair syndrome, first described by Tay in 1971. [9] (Chong Hai Tay was the Singaporean doctor who was the first doctor in South East Asia to have a disease named after him.
These genes encode proteins important for hair shaft formation. [8] Clinical symptoms of the disorder arise between 3 months and 12 years of age. The quantity of hair on the head does not change, but hair starts to grow more slowly and becomes increasingly "uncombable". To be clinically apparent, 50% of all scalp hair shafts must be affected by ...
Symptoms of Stress Hair Loss The last thing most of us want to see is a clump of hair swirling around the drain — it can quickly turn the upbeat Miley Cyrus we were singing into a full-on ...
Occipital horn syndrome (sometimes called X-linked cutis laxa or Ehlers-Danlos type 9 [10]) is a mild form of Menkes syndrome that begins in early to middle childhood. It is characterized by calcium deposits in a bone at the base of the skull (occipital bone), coarse hair, and loose skin and joints. [11]
Overview. If you’ve noticed your hair shedding rapidly a few months after having surgery, significant weight loss, serious illness, severe fever, starting a new medication, or a stressful life ...
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.
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