138he term woolly hair refers to an abnormal variant of fine, tightly curled hair with 180°longitudinal twisting and an increased tendency to fracture. Transverse sections of hair shafts show varying ovoid shapes of different morphology and hair may be sparse and hypopigmented.1 Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is an inflammatory, cicatricial alopecia with several different patterns of hair loss. Woolly hair and LPP is a rare association that have not been reported yet.
CASE REPORTA 24 year-old female presented with complaints of increasing local hair loss for tree years. Her alopecia was regarded as alopecia areata and intrale-
Familial Woolly Hair with Lichen PlanopilarisA AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T Woolly hair is a rare congenital abnormality of the structure of the scalp hair characterized by tightly coiled hair involving part or the entire scalp occurring in an individual of nonnegroid origin. In 1974, Hutchinson et al. classified woolly hair into three variants: A localized variant (woolly hair nevus) and two generalized variants, including autosomal dominant hereditary woolly hair and autosomal recessive (AR) familial woolly hair. Lichen planopilaris is a most frequent presentation of primary cicatricial alopecia. We hereby describe a patient with AR familial woolly hair and lichen planoplaris who has not been previously reported. We believe that the accumulation of these rare associations in the literature will be useful in understanding etiopathogenesis of the diseases.K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Alopecia; lichen planus; cyclosporine Ö ÖZ ZE ET T Yünsü saç, negroid kökenli olmayan bir bireyde meydana gelen saçlı derinin bir kısmını ya da tamamını etkileyen sıkı sarılmış saçlarla karakterize, saçlı deri saç yapısının nadir konjenital bir anormalliğidir. 1974'te Hutchinson ve ark. yünsü saçı lokal alt tip (yünsü saç nevüsü) ile otozomal dominant herediter yünsü saç ve otozomal resesif (OR) ailesel yünsü saçı içeren iki jeneralize alt tip olmak üzere üç farklı varyanta ayırdılar. Liken planopilaris ise nedeni tam olarak bilinmeyen primer skatrisyel alopesinin en sık görülen formudur. Burada daha önce bildirilmemiş OR ailesel yünsü saç ve liken planoplaris birlikteliği bulunan bir hastayı tarif ediyoruz. Nadir görülen bu birlikteliklerin literatürde birikmesinin hastalıkların etiyopatojenezini anlamada faydalı olacağını düşün-mekteyiz.A An na ah ht ta ar r K Ke el li im me el le er r: : Alopesi; liken planus; siklosporin