Clinical presentation of pili torti - Case report*

@article{Yang2015ClinicalPO,
  title={Clinical presentation of pili torti - Case report*},
  author={Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang and Karine Valentim Cade and Fl{\'a}via Cury Rezende and Jos{\'e} Marcos Pereira and Jos{\'e} Roberto Pereira Pegas},
  journal={Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia},
  year={2015},
  volume={90},
  pages={29 - 31}
}
Pili torti also known as 'twisted hairs' (Latin: pili=hair; torti=twisted) is a rare, congenital or acquired clinical presentation, in which the hair shaft is flattened at irregular intervals and twisted 180º along its axis. [] Key Method The patient had no comorbidities.
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