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A previously undescribed hereditary hair anomaly (pseudo‐monilethrix)
Author(s) -
BENTLEYPHILLIPS B.,
BAYLES MARGARET A.H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb02952.x
Subject(s) - hair disease , abnormality , dermatology , biology , anatomy , hair shaft , medicine , hair follicle , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry
SUMMARY A new term ‘pseudo‐monilethrix’ is suggested for an unusual form of ‘beaded’ hair, found in many members of a large Caucasoid family. The abnormality bears a resemblance to classical monilethrix but is not the same condition. Other associated anomalies are formes frustes of pili torti and trichorrhexis nodosa. These disorders are traced through four generations and appear to have been inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The clinical features and prognosis are discussed and the results of the examination of hairs under the light and scanning electron‐microscopes are recorded.