Traumatic Marginal Alopecia in White Women

Marginal traction alopecia severity score: development and test of reliability

“…TA can affect people of any geographic, cultural, or occupational background and has been reported in European women, 3 ballerinas, Sikh men, 4 nurses, 5 and Japanese women (chignon alopecia) 6 but seems to be more commonly reported in people of African descent, 7–11 including children 12 . A prevalence of 33% has been reported in a volunteer sample of 110 African women 13 .…”