Trichotemnomania in an Adolescent Girl: A Case Report of an Asian Child and Literature Review

• Main Authors: V. Thadchanamoorthy (Author), Markandu Thirukumar (Author), Kavinda Dayasiri (Author), N. Thamilvannan (Author), Judy Jeyakumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trichotemnomania (TT) refers to cutting or shaving of one's own hair as a compulsive act. This condition is reported rarely and may be indicative of an underlying obsessive-compulsive disorder. TT may be misdiagnosed with trichotillomania or other disorders such as alopecia areata, tinea capiti...