Ann Dermatol.  2019 Feb;31(1):117-119. 10.5021/ad.2019.31.1.117.

Braids or Pony-Tail-Associated Traction Alopecia in Female Children

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. drkmp@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
  • 4Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Alopecia*
Child*
Female*
Humans
Traction*

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Braids or ponytail-associated traction alopecia (BPTA) and alopecia areata (AA). Clinical features of BPTA in girl children: (A) 3-year-old girl, (B) 5-year-old girl, and (C) 4-year-old girl. Dermoscopic findings of BPTA and AA: (D) broken hair (short arrow) and black dot (arrow head) in a 4-year-old girl with BPTA, (E) split end of broken hair shaft (long arrow) and black dot (arrow head) in a 7-year-old girl with BPTA, (F) tapering hair (cross) in a 7-year-old girl with AA, and (G) yellow dot (double cross) in a 5-year-old girl with AA. (H) Diagnostic algorithm for braids or pony-tail associated traction alopecia.


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