Wooly hair nevus

Abstract Woolly hair nevus is a rare condition characterized by a structural anomaly of the hair, restricted to certain areas of the scalp. The hair becomes coiled and slightly hypopigmented. The term woolly hair refers to changes that affect all the scalp and has a hereditary character. We present...

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Main Authors: Karen de Almeida Pinto Fernandes (Author), Karina de Almeida Pinto Fernandes (Author), Thiago Jeunon de Sousa Vargas (Author), Daniel Fernandes Melo (Author)
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Abstract Woolly hair nevus is a rare condition characterized by a structural anomaly of the hair, restricted to certain areas of the scalp. The hair becomes coiled and slightly hypopigmented. The term woolly hair refers to changes that affect all the scalp and has a hereditary character. We present a case of woolly hair nevus, that developed at the age of 2 years, associated with dental diastema and verrucous epidermal nevus.
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10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175289