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Abnormality of the scalp hair

MedGen UID:
867993
•Concept ID:
C4022384
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0100037

Definition

An abnormality of the hair of head. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in 208 Individuals with Coffin-Siris Syndrome.
Vasko A, Drivas TG, Schrier Vergano SA
Genes (Basel) 2021 Jun 19;12(6) doi: 10.3390/genes12060937. PMID: 34205270Free PMC Article
Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Treatment of alopecia areata: An Australian expert consensus statement.
Cranwell WC, Lai VW, Photiou L, Meah N, Wall D, Rathnayake D, Joseph S, Chitreddy V, Gunatheesan S, Sindhu K, Sharma P, Green J, Eisman S, Yip L, Jones L, Sinclair R
Australas J Dermatol 2019 May;60(2):163-170. Epub 2018 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12941. PMID: 30411329

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in 208 Individuals with Coffin-Siris Syndrome.
Vasko A, Drivas TG, Schrier Vergano SA
Genes (Basel) 2021 Jun 19;12(6) doi: 10.3390/genes12060937. PMID: 34205270Free PMC Article
Sebaceous Nevus of the Scalp.
Goel P, Wolfswinkel EM, Fahradyan A, Tsuha M, Hough M, Magee W 3rd, Hammoudeh JA, Urata MM, Howell LK
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jan/Feb;31(1):257-260. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006007. PMID: 31725502
Psoriatic alopecia.
George SM, Taylor MR, Farrant PB
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Oct;40(7):717-21. Epub 2015 Jul 23 doi: 10.1111/ced.12715. PMID: 26202646
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Larizza L, Roversi G, Volpi L
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010 Jan 29;5:2. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-2. PMID: 20113479Free PMC Article
The etiology of osteosarcoma.
Ottaviani G, Jaffe N
Cancer Treat Res 2009;152:15-32. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0284-9_2. PMID: 20213384

Diagnosis

Update on trichoscopy: Integration of the terminology by systematic approach and a proposal of a diagnostic flowchart.
Kinoshita-Ise M, Sachdeva M
J Dermatol 2022 Jan;49(1):4-18. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16233. PMID: 34806223
Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Treatment of alopecia areata: An Australian expert consensus statement.
Cranwell WC, Lai VW, Photiou L, Meah N, Wall D, Rathnayake D, Joseph S, Chitreddy V, Gunatheesan S, Sindhu K, Sharma P, Green J, Eisman S, Yip L, Jones L, Sinclair R
Australas J Dermatol 2019 May;60(2):163-170. Epub 2018 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12941. PMID: 30411329
Evaluation and diagnosis of the hair loss patient: part I. History and clinical examination.
Mubki T, Rudnicka L, Olszewska M, Shapiro J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Sep;71(3):415.e1-415.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.070. PMID: 25128118
Androgenetic alopecia.
Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2014 Feb;149(1):15-24. PMID: 24566563

Therapy

Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Feb;21(1):69-84. doi: 10.1007/s40257-019-00479-x. PMID: 31677111
Treatment of alopecia areata: An Australian expert consensus statement.
Cranwell WC, Lai VW, Photiou L, Meah N, Wall D, Rathnayake D, Joseph S, Chitreddy V, Gunatheesan S, Sindhu K, Sharma P, Green J, Eisman S, Yip L, Jones L, Sinclair R
Australas J Dermatol 2019 May;60(2):163-170. Epub 2018 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12941. PMID: 30411329
Psoriatic alopecia.
George SM, Taylor MR, Farrant PB
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Oct;40(7):717-21. Epub 2015 Jul 23 doi: 10.1111/ced.12715. PMID: 26202646
Androgenetic alopecia.
Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2014 Feb;149(1):15-24. PMID: 24566563
Healthy hair: what is it?
Sinclair RD
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2007 Dec;12(2):2-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.jidsymp.5650046. PMID: 18004288

Prognosis

Update on trichoscopy: Integration of the terminology by systematic approach and a proposal of a diagnostic flowchart.
Kinoshita-Ise M, Sachdeva M
J Dermatol 2022 Jan;49(1):4-18. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16233. PMID: 34806223
Sebaceous Nevus of the Scalp.
Goel P, Wolfswinkel EM, Fahradyan A, Tsuha M, Hough M, Magee W 3rd, Hammoudeh JA, Urata MM, Howell LK
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jan/Feb;31(1):257-260. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006007. PMID: 31725502
Treatment of alopecia areata: An Australian expert consensus statement.
Cranwell WC, Lai VW, Photiou L, Meah N, Wall D, Rathnayake D, Joseph S, Chitreddy V, Gunatheesan S, Sindhu K, Sharma P, Green J, Eisman S, Yip L, Jones L, Sinclair R
Australas J Dermatol 2019 May;60(2):163-170. Epub 2018 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/ajd.12941. PMID: 30411329
Evaluation and diagnosis of the hair loss patient: part I. History and clinical examination.
Mubki T, Rudnicka L, Olszewska M, Shapiro J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Sep;71(3):415.e1-415.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.070. PMID: 25128118
Androgenetic alopecia.
Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2014 Feb;149(1):15-24. PMID: 24566563

Clinical prediction guides

Update on trichoscopy: Integration of the terminology by systematic approach and a proposal of a diagnostic flowchart.
Kinoshita-Ise M, Sachdeva M
J Dermatol 2022 Jan;49(1):4-18. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16233. PMID: 34806223
Sebaceous Nevus of the Scalp.
Goel P, Wolfswinkel EM, Fahradyan A, Tsuha M, Hough M, Magee W 3rd, Hammoudeh JA, Urata MM, Howell LK
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jan/Feb;31(1):257-260. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006007. PMID: 31725502
Hair loss in children.
Alves R, Grimalt R
Curr Probl Dermatol 2015;47:55-66. Epub 2015 Feb 20 doi: 10.1159/000369405. PMID: 26370644
Hair shafts in trichoscopy: clues for diagnosis of hair and scalp diseases.
Rudnicka L, Rakowska A, Kerzeja M, Olszewska M
Dermatol Clin 2013 Oct;31(4):695-708, x. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2013.06.007. PMID: 24075554
The etiology of osteosarcoma.
Ottaviani G, Jaffe N
Cancer Treat Res 2009;152:15-32. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0284-9_2. PMID: 20213384

Recent systematic reviews

Update on trichoscopy: Integration of the terminology by systematic approach and a proposal of a diagnostic flowchart.
Kinoshita-Ise M, Sachdeva M
J Dermatol 2022 Jan;49(1):4-18. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16233. PMID: 34806223
Pathogenesis and clinical features of alopecia in epidermolysis bullosa: A systematic review.
Xie D, Bilgic-Temel A, Abu Alrub N, Murrell DF
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):430-436. Epub 2019 Jun 9 doi: 10.1111/pde.13866. PMID: 31177584
Female Pattern Hair Loss and Androgen Excess: A Report From the Multidisciplinary Androgen Excess and PCOS Committee.
Carmina E, Azziz R, Bergfeld W, Escobar-Morreale HF, Futterweit W, Huddleston H, Lobo R, Olsen E
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Jul 1;104(7):2875-2891. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02548. PMID: 30785992
The scalp hair collar and tuft signs: A retrospective multicenter study of 78 patients with a systematic review of the literature.
Bessis D, Bigorre M, Malissen N, Captier G, Chiaverini C, Abasq C, Barbarot S, Boccara O, Bourrat E, El Fertit H, Eschard C, Hubiche T, Lacour JP, Leboucq N, Mahé E, Mallet S, Marque M, Martin L, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Milla N, Phan A, Plantin P, Picot MC, Puzenat E, Rigau V, Vabres P, Fraitag S, Boralevi F; Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Dermatologie Pédiatrique
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Mar;76(3):478-487. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.08.046. PMID: 27742172
Scalp hair characteristics in the newborn infant.
Furdon SA, Clark DA
Adv Neonatal Care 2003 Dec;3(6):286-96. doi: 10.1016/j.adnc.2003.09.005. PMID: 14695500

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