Determinants of marginal traction alopecia in African girls and women

Khumalo, Nonhlanhla P.; Jessop, S.; Gumedze, Freedom; Ehrlich, Rodney

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.05.036

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“…Overall, TA was found to be more common in females compared to males and in women compared to girls, presumably due to a longer history of hairdressing [37]. Importantly, in a large cohort of African adults in Cape Town, almost one-third of women had findings consistent with TA on scalp examination [35].…”

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“…Most of the population-based studies concerning the prevalence of TA originate from South Africa [35][36][37]. Overall, TA was found to be more common in females compared to males and in women compared to girls, presumably due to a longer history of hairdressing [37].…”

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“…It has been shown that the combination of both factors greatly increases the risk of TA, cautioning against the application of traction on chemically relaxed hair [36][37][38]. Importantly, hairdressing practices causing symptoms such as stinging, pain, or crusting are associated with an increased risk of TA [37,39].…”

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“…Although TA is more prevalent among females of African ancestry, it has been described in a wide range of populations, including nurses, ballerinas, Sikh boys and men, to name a few [30][31][32][33][34]. Research has convincingly demonstrated that certain habitual practices of hairstyling are implicated in the pathogenesis of TA [35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

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Hair and Scalp Disorders

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Trichotillomania and traction alopecia are chronic habitual disorders characterized by repetitive pulling of hair that results in alopecia. They are commonly observed in children and adolescents but may present in adults due to occupational or traditional behavioral patterns. Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) has been described more than a century ago, but we still have very limited data about its etiology and treatment. It is classified under the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders along with hoarding disorder, skin-picking disorder (excoriation) and body dysmorphic disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, May 2013). Traction alopecia is defined as loss of hair caused by repetitive or continuous and prolonged tension applied to the hair, usually on the scalp periphery and associated with mechanical traction of hair due to occupational behavioral patterns such as ballerinas or traditional behavioral patterns of hairstyles that cause tension. We aim to overview the clinical and diagnostic features of trichotillomania and traction alopecia and review the therapeutic options of these disorders in this chapter.

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Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

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“…Traction alopecia [27] is a reversible alopecia and cessation of the offending hair practice is the treatment. But if the traction is continued over years, mechanical damage to hair follicles may result in permanent hair loss.…”

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Hair Loss in Children, Etiologies, and Treatment

Al-Refu¹

2017

Hair and Scalp Disorders

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Hair loss in children is a common and important complaint in dermatology and pediatric clinics and can be considered as a difficult and challenging problem in some cases. Early management is needed as this has its effect on development of normal mental and physical growth of children. Alopecia or hair loss is of particular concern in pediatric group, as it is associated with more significant psychological consequences in this growing age group and has patterns that are different from that seen in adults. There are common and uncommon causes for this complaint, and this usually covers a broad differential diagnosis. This chapter has been written in an attempt to distinguish the types of hair loss (acquired and congenital, common and uncommon), to facilitate the diagnostic causes of this problem, and finally to reach a proper treatment.

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Prevalence of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Khumalo¹

2011

Arch Dermatol

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Determinants of marginal traction alopecia in African girls and women

Cited by 94 publications

References 5 publications

Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

Hair Loss in Children, Etiologies, and Treatment

Prevalence of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

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