2005
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-1707-y
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Transient neonatal hair loss: a common transient neonatal dermatosis

Abstract: For many years the aetiology of neonatal occipital alopecia (NOA) has been reported to be friction. We have made a retrospective check to see if the incidence of NOA has increased since the new paediatric tendencies of putting children back to sleep in the safest way have been used (APP guidelines). The results of this study in 301 neonates demonstrated that it has not. The aetiology of this phenomenon is the physiological shedding of hair in the first weeks of life. The pillow, which is often blamed, only aid… Show more

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“…The human skin supports approximately 5 million hair follicles, of which approximately 100,000 are on the scalp [23].…”
Section: Anatomy and Hair Cyclementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The human skin supports approximately 5 million hair follicles, of which approximately 100,000 are on the scalp [23].…”
Section: Anatomy and Hair Cyclementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A prospective study was performed, and as stated by the authors, TNHL is related to the physiology of hair shaft shedding, it appears in healthy babies from birth until approximately the second month of life without accompanying symptoms and with spontaneous resolution [23].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
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“…Telogen effl uvium also develops after an episode of allergic contact dermatitis due to hair dyes [54] . A localized alopecia in the posterior scalp, due to the combination of friction with the pillow and physiologic telogen effl uvium, is seen in newborns [55] . In temperate climates, the number of hairs shed on the normal scalp reaches a peak in August/September and a second lesser peak occurs in the spring.…”
Section: Hair Growth Changes Attributed To Exogenous Agents: Hypertrimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In newborns, the occipital hairs enter telogen only near term and shed 8-12 weeks later, causing transient neonatal hair loss [12]. …”
Section: Te Classificationmentioning
confidence: 99%