Trichoteiromania: An Atypical Case Associated with the Claude Bernard Horner Syndrome

Diniz, Ticiana de Andrade Castelo Branco; Abuawad, Yasmin Gama; Silva, Fabiana Oliveira; Kakizaki, Priscila; Valente, Neusa Yuriko Sakai

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“…While trichotillomania and trichotemnomania are considered to be obsessive-compulsive disorders [5,6], the psychopathologic substratum of trichoteiromania is less consistent. Nevertheless, scalp dysesthesia in the absence of a specific dermatological disorder has been pointed out as a common denominator [5], whether psychiatric-based or resulting from sympathetic disorders, such as Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome [7]. The patient's scalp indeed showed no underlying pathology, notwithstanding the fact that scalp disease, such as seborrheic dermatitis or dermatophytosis, can eventually aggravate this disorder [8], expectedly by exacerbating the compulsive rubbing behavior.…”

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Monotonous Broom Hairs: A Feature of Trichoteiromania

João

Cunha

Costa

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Skin Appendage Disord

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Trichoteiromania is a self-inflicted traumatic hair injury, with breaking of the hair shafts resulting from repetitive rubbing of the scalp. We describe a patient with trichoteiromania presenting with one lichenified pruriginous plaque on the scalp, associated with fracture and loss of hair shafts giving the conspicuous appearance of monotonous clusters of broom hairs under trichoscopy, which pointed to the diagnosis. As trichoteiromania can be considered a psychodermatological condition, patient education and a behavioral approach are of paramount importance in the management and prognosis of this disorder.

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Monotonous Broom Hairs: A Feature of Trichoteiromania

João

Cunha

Costa

et al. 2020

Skin Appendage Disord

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“…In Greek, “teiro” means “I rub.”[ 2 ] It is associated with common dermatoses such as lichen simplex chronicus of the scalp or systemic abnormalities such as Claude Bernard Horner Syndrome. [ 3 4 ] It is a compulsive trichosis that is less recognized and underdiagnosed. Here, we report a rare case trichoteiromania in the skin of color, which was diagnosed with the aid of a videodermoscope.…”

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