Clinical, Microscopic and Ultrastructural Findings in a Case of Short Anagen Syndrome

Short anagen syndrome is an uncommon and recently described disease characterized by many telogen hairs and short maximum hair length. We report here the case of a 3‐year‐old girl whose short, sparse, fine hair since birth was consistent with short anagen syndrome. X‐ray microanalysis demonstrated n...

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Published in:	Pediatric dermatology Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. e221 - e222
Main Authors:	Martin, Jose M., Montesinos, Encarnacion, Sanchez, Sara, Torres, Catalina, Ramon, Dolores
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-07-2017
Subjects:	Case reports Child, Preschool Electron Probe Microanalysis Female Hair Hair - abnormalities Hair - ultrastructure Hair Diseases - diagnosis Humans Syndrome X-rays
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Summary:	Short anagen syndrome is an uncommon and recently described disease characterized by many telogen hairs and short maximum hair length. We report here the case of a 3‐year‐old girl whose short, sparse, fine hair since birth was consistent with short anagen syndrome. X‐ray microanalysis demonstrated normal composition of the main bioelements of her hairs.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0736-8046 1525-1470
DOI:	10.1111/pde.13175