Paediatrics and genetics
A 13-year-old girl presented with short, curly, rough-textured hair and diffuse hair fall from infancy. Hair examination revealed curly, short, dull, unruly and sparse scalp hair with reduced hair density. The hair-pull test was positive. Light microscopy of the proximal hair shaft showed a ‘floppy sock’ appearance of cuticle.
Authors
- Arun Somasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2798-3573)
- Arun Philips Arulnathan
- Meghana Reddy
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf451
- Primary Topic
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00