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Chemically induced cosmetic alopecia
Author(s) -
NICHOLSON A.G.,
HARLAND C.C.,
BULL R.H.,
MORTTMHR P.S.,
COOK M.G.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2133.1993.tb00231.x
Subject(s) - scarring alopecia , hair loss , medicine , dermatology , fibrosis , histology , hair growth , pathology , scalp , physiology
Summary Cosmetic causes of scarring alopecia are poorly documented. They include traction alopecia and hotcombing. Recently, another group has presented in the South London area, related to misuse of chemical hair straightening agents. Affected patients are young, female, of Afro‐Caribbean origin, and typically display hair loss on the vertex of the scaip. Histology shows a pattern of fibrosis and inflammation characteristic of the physical damage seen with other cosmetic procedures. This histological pattern is distinguishable from other non‐cosmetic causes of scarring alopecia.