Brittle and Dry Hair Hair, which is made up mostly of protein, serves as a useful diagnostic marker for nutritional deficiencies. [webmd.com]

Brittle hair can signal a deficit of essential fatty acids, protein, iron, and other nutrients. Some hair loss is usual with age, of course. [webmd.com]

“When an older person’s hair looks brittle, dry, and sparse, it’s often a sign that their diet is inadequate,” says Kathleen Niedert, RD, director of clinical nutrition and [webmd.com]

The exam may also reveal: Thin brittle hair Coarse features of the face Pale or dry skin, which may be cool to the touch Reflexes that are abnormal Swelling of the arms and [pennmedicine.org]

When symptoms do appear, they may be quite varied and can include: tiredness being unable to tolderate the cold weight gain puffy and pale face brittle hair and nails, thinning [healthdirect.gov.au]

hair or fingernails Weakness Weight gain Late symptoms, if untreated: Decreased taste and smell Hoarseness Puffy face, hands, and feet Slow speech Thickening of the skin [pennmedicine.org]

Pili torti (denoting the twisting of hair around their axis) is a term used to illustrate the appearance of short and brittle hair (without any pigment) that occurs as a result [symptoma.com]

Pili torti is recognized in early childhood and is characterised by twisted hair shafts and brittle hair.[5]The hearing loss usually becomes evident very early in life, often [en.wikipedia.org]

Pili torti, a condition in which the hair shaft is flattened and twisted, makes the hair very brittle and patients develop hair loss in the first two years of life. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Symptoms may include nervousness, irritability, extra sweating (perspiration), and fine, brittle hair. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Here are the most common ones: Nervousness Irritability Sweating more than normal Thinning of the skin Fine, brittle hair Weak muscles, especially in the upper arms and thighs [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Dry skin and brittle hair are also symptoms of marasmus. Marasmus can also make children short-tempered and irritable. [en.wikipedia.org]

Other symptoms may include diarrhea; dehydration; behavioral changes; dry, loose skin; and dry, brittle hair. [britannica.com]

Dry skin and brittle hair are also symptoms of marasmus. [healthline.com]

hair Hair loss or total alopecia Mild depression, which may progress to profound lassitude and, eventually, to somnolence Changes in mental status Generalized muscular pains [medicowesome.com]

Rashes including red, patchy ones near the mouth (erythematous periorofacial macular rash) Fine and brittle hair Hair loss or total baldness (alopecia) Anemia Birth defects [en.wikipedia.org]

Symptoms include dry skin, recurrent fungal infections of the skin, a rash, dry or brittle hair, or hair loss. Nails may also become brittle. [vitamins.lovetoknow.com]

Progressive liver damage, skin lesions, and brittle hair may also be seen. [en.wikipedia.org]

hair), intellectual disability, and developmental delay. [visualdx.com]

Hypotonia Apnea If argininosuccinic aciduria is not treated right away it may cause: Delays in physical developmental Intellectual disability Ataxia Liver damage Skin lesions Brittle [stlouischildrens.org]

Abstract A 34-year-old man affected by exercise intolerance, mild proximal weakness and severe lactic acidosis is described. Muscle biopsy revealed mitochondrial abnormalities and an increase of cytochrome c oxidase histochemical reaction. Biochemical investigations on isolated muscle mitochondria as well as[…] [unboundmedicine.com]

Other symptoms include brittle hair, loss of hair in the armpits or on the face, nails that appear white, and clubbing of the fingers. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

[…] eczema periorbital wrinkling periorbital hyperpigmentation hypoplastic-absent sebaceous glands hypoplastic-absent eccrine sweat glands spoon-shaped nails hypotrichosis fine, brittle [humpath.com]

0002221 Absent pubic hair 0002555 Alopecia totalis 0007418 Autosomal dominant inheritance 0000006 Blepharitis Inflammation of eyelids 0000498 Brittle hair 0002299 Conjunctivitis [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Physical effects of anorexia Some of the physical effects of anorexia nervosa may include: brittle hair and nails dry or yellowing skin feeling cold easily a soft downy hair [au.reachout.com]

Physical symptoms that develop over time, including: low tolerance of cold weather, brittle hair and nails, dry or yellowing skin, anemia, constipation, swollen joints and [my.clevelandclinic.org]