Traumatic alopecia

Whiting, David

doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00006.x

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“…Even when older preadolescent children (>9 years) were excluded, there was still a female predominance. This is in contrast to the literature where previous pediatric reports demonstrated an equal gender distribution [8,9,10]. We postulate that female children may be more prone to pull their hair as they tend to internalize behavior to cope in a stressful situation, compared to male children who tend to externalize behavior and act out [11,12].…”

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Trichotillomania in Children

Chandran

Novak

Iorizzo³

et al. 2015

Skin Appendage Disord

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Background: Trichotillomania is an often underdiagnosed condition. Little is known about trichotillomania in childhood. We aimed to analyze the characteristics of children with trichotillomania to increase information on this condition. Methods: A retrospective study of an electronic database was performed in a tertiary children's hospital. Information from patients with trichotillomania was systematically classified under the categories ‘who', ‘what', ‘when', ‘where', ‘why', and ‘how'. Results: A total of 33 patients had a diagnosis of trichotillomania (28 females, 5 males; peak age between 3 and 4 years). Scalp involvement was most common and nail biting was observed in 5 patients. Only 51.5% of patients had parents who noticed their child's hairpulling. Hair on or under the bed was the most common clue suggesting that hairpulling occurred. Triggering factors identified in 16 children included physical appearance, family-related issues, school-related issues, and concurrent illness. The noninvasive hair pull test was negative in all children. There was a high non-follow-up rate, and treatment outcomes varied. Conclusion: A set of 6 specific questions, based on the ‘5Ws and 1H' principle, facilitates the gathering of important information on children with unexplained nonscarring hair loss and helps clinicians be cognizant of possible outcomes of trichotillomania. This will be especially useful to clinicians who are not familiar with this elusive condition.

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Trichotillomania in Children

Chandran

Novak

Iorizzo³

et al. 2015

Skin Appendage Disord

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“…Cicatricial alopecia is one of the most common complications from scalp burn injuries [355]. The hair is unable to regrow because the hair follicles are also burned, especially when such scalp injuries are not treated with skin grafting [355].…”

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“…The hair is unable to regrow because the hair follicles are also burned, especially when such scalp injuries are not treated with skin grafting [355]. Especially in children, patients who develop cicatricial alopecia may have psychological effects secondary to alterations in appearance [356].…”

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Damaged Skin

Burgher¹,

Mathieu²,

Blomet

et al. 2014

Chemical Skin Injury

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“…Traction alopecia (TA) is defined as loss of hair caused by repetitive or continuous and prolonged tension applied to the hair [26][27][28]. It was first described using the terminology alopecia groenlandica to refer to the hair loss attributed to tight ponytails which girls and women wear in Greenland [29].…”

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Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

Uzunçakmak¹,

Kayıran²,

Tekin³

et al. 2017

Hair and Scalp Disorders

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Trichotillomania and traction alopecia are chronic habitual disorders characterized by repetitive pulling of hair that results in alopecia. They are commonly observed in children and adolescents but may present in adults due to occupational or traditional behavioral patterns. Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) has been described more than a century ago, but we still have very limited data about its etiology and treatment. It is classified under the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders along with hoarding disorder, skin-picking disorder (excoriation) and body dysmorphic disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, May 2013). Traction alopecia is defined as loss of hair caused by repetitive or continuous and prolonged tension applied to the hair, usually on the scalp periphery and associated with mechanical traction of hair due to occupational behavioral patterns such as ballerinas or traditional behavioral patterns of hairstyles that cause tension. We aim to overview the clinical and diagnostic features of trichotillomania and traction alopecia and review the therapeutic options of these disorders in this chapter.

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Traumatic alopecia

Cited by 49 publications

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Trichotillomania in Children

Trichotillomania in Children

Damaged Skin

Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

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