Seizures of unknown etiology associated with brittle hair: A diagnostic challenge

Marely Santiago-Vázquez; Eduardo A Michelen-Gómez; Alvaro J Ramos; Julián Barrera; Marisel Vázquez Correa; Janice Rodriguez; Alma Cruz

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.10.003

Seizures of unknown etiology associated with brittle hair: A diagnostic challenge

JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Oct 22:18:33-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.10.003. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Marely Santiago-Vázquez¹, Eduardo A Michelen-Gómez², Alvaro J Ramos¹, Julián Barrera¹, Marisel Vázquez Correa², Janice Rodriguez², Alma Cruz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
² School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

No abstract available

Keywords: ATP7A gene; LM, light microscopy; MD, Menkes disease; Menkes Disease; PT, pili torti; TN, trichorrhexis nodosa; brittle hair; pili torti; seizures of unknown etiology; trichorrhexis nodosa.

Publication types

Case Reports