Hair Loss in Paediatric and Adolescent Age Group: A Clinico-Pathological Analysis in a Tertiary Health Care Centre

Introduction: Hair loss in children causes deep distress to both the child and the parent. The most common causes of paediatric alopecia are tinea capitis, alopecia areata, traction alopecia and trichotillomania. Timely diagnosis and treatment are indeed required to reverse these conditions. Ai...

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Main Authors: Umamaheswari Gurusamy, Chaitra Venkataswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10930/30889_F(AP)_PF1(BT_PB_SU_AP)_PFA(MJ_AP).pdf