Hair cross-sectioning in uncombable hair syndrome: An easy tool for complex diagnosis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Oct;79(4):e63-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Authors

Vincenzo Piccolo¹, Antonietta Cirocco², Teresa Russo², Bianca Maria Piraccini³, Michela Starace³, Andrea Ronchi⁴, Giuseppe Argenziano²

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: piccolo.vincenzo@gmail.com.
² Dermatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Specialised Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Anatomic Pathology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 29906547
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.06.005

No abstract available

Keywords: cross section; pili trianguli et canaliculi; spun-glass; uncombable hair syndrome.

MeSH terms

Child
Female
Hair / ultrastructure*
Hair Diseases / diagnosis*
Hair Diseases / genetics*
Humans
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning*
Rare Diseases

Supplementary concepts

Uncombable hair syndrome