Weathering of hair in trichoteiromania

SUMMARY A 74‐year‐old woman presented with an 18‐month history of broken vertex scalp hairs as a consequence of chronic rubbing. Light microscopy of the 1–2 cm hairs demonstrated distal brush‐like splitting. Education and behavioural therapy were instituted. After 4 months of reduced rubbing of the...

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Published in:Australasian journal of dermatology 2004-08, Vol.45 (3), p.186-188
Main Authors: Banky, Jeremy P, Sheridan, Adam T, Dawber, Rodney PR
Format: Article
Language:English
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Alopecia - etiology
Alopecia - pathology
Behavior Therapy
behavioural therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
factitious disorder
Female
Hair - pathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Patient Education as Topic
Scalp
Trichotillomania - complications
Trichotillomania - pathology
Trichotillomania - therapy
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Summary:SUMMARY A 74‐year‐old woman presented with an 18‐month history of broken vertex scalp hairs as a consequence of chronic rubbing. Light microscopy of the 1–2 cm hairs demonstrated distal brush‐like splitting. Education and behavioural therapy were instituted. After 4 months of reduced rubbing of the vertex scalp hairs, the hairs re‐grew with no evidence of persistent hair shaft abnormality.
ISSN:0004-8380
1440-0960
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.2004.00087.x