Trichoscopic Hair Evaluation in Patients with Ectodermal Dysplasia

Adriana Rakowska; Renata Górska; Lidia Rudnicka; Małgorzata Zadurska

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.002

Trichoscopic Hair Evaluation in Patients with Ectodermal Dysplasia

J Pediatr. 2015 Jul;167(1):193-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.002. Epub 2015 Apr 30.

Authors

Adriana Rakowska¹, Renata Górska², Lidia Rudnicka³, Małgorzata Zadurska⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: adrianarak@op.pl.
² Department of Periodontology and Oral Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neuropeptides, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
⁴ Department of Orthodontics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 25935816
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.002

Abstract

Hair abnormalities in ectodermal dysplasia may be difficult to identify. Among 16 patients with ectodermal dysplasia trichoscopy (hair dermoscopy) revealed predominance of pilosebaceous units with 1 hair (69%), abnormalities of hair shaft pigmentation (gray hair with single dark hairs, 56%), pili torti, trichothiodystrophy, trichorrhexis nodosa, and rarely, cicatricial alopecia.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Alopecia / complications
Child
Ectodermal Dysplasia / complications*
Female
Hair / abnormalities*
Hair / pathology*
Humans
Male
Microscopy*
Tooth Abnormalities / complications
Young Adult