A curious case of the necklace hair

A curious case of the necklace hair

Monilethrix is a rare autosomal dominant inheritable hair shaft defect with variable penetrance. The diagnosis is confirmed by the characteristic beaded appearance of the hair under light microscopy which occurs due to defective keratinization. We hereby describe a case of monilethrix syndrome with...

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Main Authors: Mukherjee Samipa Samir, B S Chandrashekar, R Pavan Raj, Chaithra Shenoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
Subjects:
Hair casts
monilethrix syndrome
trichorrhexis nodosa
Online Access:http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2016;volume=17;issue=2;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Samir

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http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2016;volume=17;issue=2;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Samir

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