Description of clinical aspects and microscopy of the hair shaft of a carrier of familial monilethrix

• Main Authors: Maria Angélica T. Ferreira (Author), João Francisco O. Gonzales (Author), Bruna L. Diniz (Author), Maiara A. Floriani (Author), Ana Elisa K. Bau (Author), Rosana C. M. Rosa (Author), Rafael Fabiano M. Rosa (Author), Paulo Ricardo G. Zen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Monilethrix is a genetic condition that affects the hair shaft. We describe a family with this disease, focusing on its clinical aspects and microscopic hair characteristics. The patient was a 10-year-old female with history of hypotrichosis. In addition to diffuse alopecia, there was britt...