Open AccessAtrichia congenita
Author(s) -
Chandraprakash Chouhan,
R Khullar,
P. L. N. G. Rao,
Ramesh Raidas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.164478
Subject(s) - medicine , scalp , eyelash , eyebrow , dermatology , pubic hair , hair loss , anatomy , genetics , surgery , biology
Atrichia congenita is a rare genodermatoses is characterized by a mutation of the human hairless (HR) gene on chromosome 8p22. There is loss of scalp hair between one to six months of age, after which no growth occurs. Eyebrow, eyelash, and body hair may also be sparse or absent; patients may have a few pubic and axillary hairs. The condition may present in isolation or along with other defects.