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The hair collar sign
Author(s) -
Stevens Cathy A.,
Galen Wesley
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.32161
Subject(s) - scalp , skull , collar , medicine , anatomy , vertex (graph theory) , occipital region , pathology , mechanical engineering , graph , mathematics , discrete mathematics , engineering
We report on two children with congenital scalp lesions which were surrounded by a ring of dark hair known as a hair collar. A review of previously reported patients with hair collars revealed that most of the scalp lesions were single and located at the vertex or parietal areas. They were most commonly composed of heterotopic neural tissue. We found a significant risk of associated skull defects, direct connections to the central nervous system (CNS), and brain and cerebrovascular anomalies in these patients. Careful clinical evaluation and MRI of the brain are indicated prior to biopsy or excision of these scalp lesions. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.