Peeling skin syndrome with hair changes

B. Mevorah*, E. Orion, P. De Viragh, R. Bergman, A. Gat, C. Legume, D. J.J. Van Neste, S. Brenner

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Abstract

A 13-year-old boy with typical peeling skin syndrome (PSS) is described. The clinical picture corresponded to the inflammatory variant of PSS (type B). In addition, the patient had gross and microscopic hair anomalies such as trichorrhexis invaginata-like changes, irregular hair shaft torsions and moniliform hair shaft diameter reductions. The observed dysmorphic hair changes are discussed and interpreted as being an integral component of the dermatosis in this case. To the best of our knowledge, such hair anomalies have not yet been described in PSS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-376
Number of pages4
JournalDermatology
Volume197
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Hair anomalies
  • Peeling skin
  • Pili torti
  • Skin peeling
  • Syndrome
  • Trichorrhexis invaginata

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