Wooly hair nevus*

نویسندگان

  • Karen de Almeida Pinto Fernandes
  • Karina de Almeida Pinto Fernandes
  • Thiago Jeunon de Sousa Vargas
  • Daniel Fernandes Melo
چکیده

Woolly hair nevus is a rare condition characterized by a structural anomaly of the hair, restricted to certain areas of the scalp. The hair becomes coiled and slightly hypopigmented. The term woolly hair refers to changes that affect all the scalp and has a hereditary character. We present a case of woolly hair nevus, that developed at the age of 2 years, associated with dental diastema and verrucous epidermal nevus.

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عنوان ژورنال:

دوره 92  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017