Trichoscopy as a diagnostic tool in trichorrhexis invaginata and Netherton syndrome

• Main Authors: Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt (Author), Emanuella Rosyane Duarte Moure (Author), Olga Ten Caten Pies (Author), Alena Darwich Mendes (Author), Monique Morales Deprá (Author), Anna Luiza Piqueira de Mello (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Netherton syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by erythroderma, ichthyosis linearis circumflexa, atopy, failure to thrive and a specific hair shaft abnormality called trichorrhexis invaginata or bamboo hair, considered pathognomonic. We report the case of a 4-year-old boy wit...