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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… (More)
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Argininosuccinic AciduriaBrittle hairFollicular atrophoderma and basal cell epitheliomataIchthyosis linearis circumflexa
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Congenital ichthyosisHair Diseases

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Trichorrhexis nodosa
Keratinization, function
Keratosis
Congenital ichthyosis
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2011
2011
Trichorrhexis Nodosa with Nail Dystrophy: Diagnosis by Dermoscopy
A 25-year-old male, born of non-consanguineous marriage presented with complaints of sparse and thin hairs over scalp and… (More)
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2009
2009
[Localized trichorrhexis nodosa].
1. Barrera M, Bosch R, Mendiola M, Frieyro M, Castillo R, Fernández A, et al. Reactivación de la sífilis en Málaga. Actas… (More)
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2007
2007
Trichorrhexis nodosa secondary to argininosuccinicaciduria.
Argininosuccinicaciduria is a rare metabolic disorder of the urea cycle associated with the inability to excrete nitrogenous… (More)
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2003
2003
Intractable diarrhea of infancy with facial dysmorphism, trichorrhexis nodosa, and cirrhosis.
A 3-year-old girl had severe intractable diarrhea with trichorrhexis nodosa and cirrhosis. This patient was referred to the… (More)
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1996
1996
Trichorrhexis nodosa: a manifestation of hypothyroidism.
A 23-year-old woman presented with diffuse white hair nodules, hair fragility, and the inability to grow long hair. Examination… (More)
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1994
1994
Localized trichorrhexis nodosa.
Trichorrhexis nodosa is a disorder of the hair shaft in which there is a distinctive response to injury. The hair is fragile and… (More)
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1992
1992
Clinical response of alopecia, trichorrhexis nodosa, and dry, scaly skin to zinc supplementation.
Two unrelated patients had dry brittle hair, alopecia, trichorrhexis nodosa, dry scaly skin, pigment dyschromia, short stature… (More)
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1990
1990
Amino-acid composition in trichorrhexis nodosa.
Trichorrhexis nodosa is a common shaft defect affecting scalp hair. Two-hundred scalp hairs exhibiting trichorrhexis nodosa were… (More)
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1980
1980
Generalized trichorrhexis nodosa.
A case of generalized trichorrhexis nodosa is described in a man. Electron histochemical studies showed abnormal staining… (More)
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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… (More)
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