Open AccessPili Annulati and Trichorrhexis Nodosa in the Same Patient: Cause or Coincidence?
Author(s) -
Aline Donati,
Anna Cecília Andriolo,
Marina Barletta,
Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente,
Ricardo Romiti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000371524
Subject(s) - scalp , hair shaft , dermatology , chemistry , anatomy , medicine , hair follicle
To determine the relationship between pili annulati (PA) and acquired trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) seen in the same patient, considering the two main theories evoked by previous studies: greater stiffness of darker PA bands or associated cuticular damage.
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