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Trichorrhexis nodosa

Known as: Clastothrix 
Trichorrhexis nodosa is the formation of nodes along the hair shaft through which breakage readily occurs. It is thus a focal defect in the hair… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Argininosuccinic AciduriaBrittle hairFollicular atrophoderma and basal cell epitheliomataIchthyosis linearis circumflexa
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Broader (2)

Congenital ichthyosisHair Diseases

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2017
2017
Phage Therapy in a 16-Year-Old Boy with Netherton Syndrome
Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a classical triad of clinical features… Expand
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2010
2010
Ceramic flat irons: improper use leading to acquired trichorrhexis nodosa.
  • Paradi Mirmirani
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • 2010
    • Corpus ID: 6122411
Fig 1. Hair mount viewed under light microscopy (original magnification: 310). Hair fragments that were easily broken off showed… Expand
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Mutations in TTC37 cause trichohepatoenteric syndrome (phenotypic diarrhea of infancy).
BACKGROUND & AIMS Trichohepatoenteric syndrome (THES) is an autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by life-threatening… Expand
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2004
2004
A novel locus for autosomal recessive form of hypotrichosis maps to chromosome 3q26.33–q27.3
Genetic conditions affecting hair structure or the hair growth cycle may be isolated or they may occur as part of complex… Expand
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2003
2003
Association of SPINK5 gene polymorphisms with atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population.
BACKGROUND Netherton's syndrome (NS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by trichorrhexis invaginata ('bamboo hair… Expand
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Netherton syndrome: disease expression and spectrum of SPINK5 mutations in 21 families.
Netherton syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive skin disorder characterized by congenital erythroderma, a specific hair-shaft… Expand
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Localization of the Netherton syndrome gene to chromosome 5q32, by linkage analysis and homozygosity mapping.
Netherton syndrome (NS [MIM 256500]) is a rare and severe autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital ichthyosis, a… Expand
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1996
1996
Severe congenital generalized exfoliative erythroderma in newborns and infants: a possible sign of Netherton syndrome.
We examined skin biopsy specimens from 17 of 19 newborns or infants with generalized ichthyosiform, exfoliative, seborrheic, or… Expand
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1968
1968
Sibs with mental and physical retardation and trichorrhexis nodosa with abnormal amino acid composition of the hair.
Trichorrhexis nodosa is a condition in which individual hairs develop areas where the shaft has split longitudinally into… Expand
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1958
Highly Cited
1958
A unique case of trichorrhexis nodosa; bamboo hairs.
In 1949 I examined a little girl who had a congenital ectodermal defect manifested by a unique type of fragilitas crinium which… Expand
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