Congenital Alopecia

Some skin manifestations in hypoparathyroidism

“…There was extensive lichen pilaris in the patient of Ziegler (1897), and keratosis pilaris with a dis-ts in hypoparathyroidism turbance of the endocrine and vegetative nervous system in those of Oliver & Gilbert (1926), Gordon & Jamieson (1931), Whittle (1944) and Spira (1947).…”

Inherited Hairlessness: A Case Study of Familial Congenital Atrichia

“…Congenital atrichia is an uncommon genetic disease, and it is one of a group of disorders that presents as congenital alopecia, the others being Moynahan syndrome, progeria, hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, vitamin D-dependent rickets type IIA, and alopecia universalis [ 1 ]. Dental aplasia has been discovered to be a common link with congenital alopecia, and abnormal sweat glands, impaired taste and smell, and epidermolysis bullosa have been identified as uncommon associations [ 2 , 3 ]. It belongs to a spectrum of diseases known as ectodermal dysplasia (ED), which was originally described in the 1970s [ 4 ].…”

Atrichia with Papular Lesions

“…In a case of less marked ectodermal dysplasia, showing hypotrichia and anomaly of the nails, Iladida and Beranger (1950) mentioned numerous milia on a large part of the body. Oliver and Gilbert (1926) and recently Zeligman and Fleisher (1959) pointed out th at the picture described as ichthyosis follicularis is a type of congenital ectodermal defect, characterized by atrichia or hypotrichia and absence of sebaceous glands. In these misnamed cases keratotic follicular papules are predominant.…”