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A Case Report on Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome in A 13-Year-Old Girl

Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 8-10

Authors

Dr Anzila P Jaleel, Dr Shri Nidhi G, Dr Jayakar Thomas
Affiliation:
Junior Resident (corresponding author), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Chettinad Hospital and Research Centre
Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Chettinad Hospital and Research Centre
Emeritus Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Chettinad Hospital and Research Centre

Abstract

Loose anagen hair syndrome (LAS) or Uncombable hair syndrome (UHS) is a rare hair disorder in which anagen hairs are easily and painlessly extractable from the scalp. This is a common self-limiting disorder of childhood. Here we present a case report on a 13-year-old girl child who presented with complaints of diffuse hair thinning and easily pluckable hair. The diagnosis was confirmed with a hair pull test, which was painless with anagen hairs, preventing the necessity for other diagnostic tests.

Keywords

Loose anagen hair syndrome, LAS, anagen hair, paediatric alopecia.

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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© 2023 Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, published by Association of Physicians of India-Tamilnadu State Chapter

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                                            The Journal of the Association of Physicians of Tamil Nadu
                                        

                                        

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                                            Volume 2
                                        

                                        

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                                            Issue 4
                                        

                                        

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                                            2023
                                        

                                    

                                

                            

                        

                    

                

                
                
                
                
                
                

                    

                        
                        

                            
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