Trichorrhexis nodosa

Last Updated: 2019-08-26

Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.

ICD11: -

Wilks 1852

Hair nodule disease, trichonodosis.

Nodular hair anomaly.

Cuticula defects lead to a reduction in intercellular cement substance and cortical cells. This weakening of the hair skeleton can lead to (incomplete) shaft fractures.

 

Possible association:

  • Ectodermal dysplasias 
  • Keratosis follicularis 

  • Syndromes, like: Menkes, Bjoernstad and Netherton syndrome and ichthyosis congenita 

Dry, dull hair. Nodular, light distensions are often visible.

Trichogram

Avoiding trauma.

No therapy possible.

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