Abstract We present the case of 7-year-old African American girl with loose anagen syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We present the case of 7-year-old African American girl with loose anagen syndrome. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

LAHS is predominantly seen in young girls between 2 and 6 years, being underdiagnosed in boys because of hairstyle differences. [1] We present a case of LAHS presenting as patchy hypotrichosis in a child. [ijpd.in]

• Coarctation of the Aorta

  Coarctation of the aorta in Noonan-like syndrome with loose anagen hair. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 May. 164A(5):1218-21. [Medline]. Smith VV, Anderson G, Malone M, Sebire NJ. [emedicine.medscape.com]

  Read More Download full-text PDF Source Coarctation of the aorta in Noonan-like syndrome with loose anagen hair. Am J Med Genet A 2014 May 23;164A(5):1218-21. Epub 2014 Jan 23. [pubfacts.com]

• Cyanosis

  الصفحة xvi - The Rombo syndrome: a familial disorder with vermiculate atrophoderma, milia, hypotrichosis, trichoepitheliomas, basal cell carcinomas and peripheral vasodilation with cyanosis. Acta Derm Venereol. ‏ [books.google.com]

• Hydrops Fetalis

  Read More Hydrops fetalis in a preterm newborn heterozygous for the c.4A G SHOC2 mutation. Am J Med Genet A 2014 Apr 23;164A(4):1015-20. Epub 2014 Jan 23. [pubfacts.com]

• Alopecia

  Clinical differential diagnosis of trichotillomania, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium were made. [ijpd.in]

  Some presentations of alopecia areata may be confused with this condition, but the pull test analysis serves to differentiate them. A variety of theories have been postulated to explain the pathophysiology of loose anagen syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  and psoriatic alopecia, and chemotherapy-induced alopecia. [books.google.com]

• Sparse Fine Hair

  The typical patient is a child with sparse fine hair that can easily be pulled out. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  LAS should be suspected in people with sparse fine hair that is able to be painlessly removed from the scalp without effort, and often tangled hair at the back of the head. There is no inflammation or scarring present on the scalp. [aocd.org]

• Follicular Plugging

  Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the tissue specimen revealed evidence of trichomalacia and follicular plugging [Figure 3]. However, there was no evidence of any inflammatory infiltrate. [ijpd.in]

• Skin Edema

  Clinical features include skin edema, hydrothorax, pericardial effusion, ascites with or without polyhydramnios, and placental edema. [pubfacts.com]

• Learning Difficulties

  LAS has a known association with Noonan Syndrome, a congenital syndrome that includes heart defects, short stature, learning difficulties, and other characteristics. [aocd.org]

  Toxic ingestion in children must also be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially if hair loss is accompanied by other signs or symptoms such as abdominal pain, weight loss, irritability or learning difficulties or behavioral changes. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

  Twenty percent of cases present learning difficulties, social cognition being the most affected field (Roberts et al 2013, Pierpont 2009). Birth size is normal (in the lower range), with important neonatal weight loss. [healthdocbox.com]

• Screaming

  The twins are obsessed with their big sissy and want to be with her or on top of her at all times so when they began taking fistfuls of her hair and ripping it out at the roots without her screaming and yelling or even flinching, we knew something was [clairelasyndrome.wordpress.com]

How much did that appointment to the naturopath and subsequent lab workup cost, and did insurance cover the expense? Question No. 1 seeks to reveal a history consistent with telogen effluvium. [healio.com]

However, the molecular genetic workup can be performed in two steps: MLPA, followed by sequencing of the coding regions and splice sites (Grimm et al 2012). [healthdocbox.com]

• Pericardial Effusion

  Clinical features include skin edema, hydrothorax, pericardial effusion, ascites with or without polyhydramnios, and placental edema. [pubfacts.com]

Apart from finding a good doctor for treatment for loose anagen syndrome, you should also try to further your treatment. [hairtreatmentmumbai.com]

Loose anagen hair treatment tends to be conservative. In many cases, loose anagen hair treatment is not necessary as the loose anagen hair resolves itself with age. [qr678.in]

Treatment - Loose anagen hair syndrome The treatment or hair care secrets for this defect are to handle the hair gently. Gentle handling can decrease the shedding of fibers to a fair extent. [checkorphan.org]

Treatments or hair care secrets The treatment or hair care secrets for this defect are to handle the hair gently. Gentle handling can decrease the shedding of fibers to a fair extent. [hairdiseases.com]

Treatment Options for Loose Anagen Syndrome Treatment Category Options Medical Treatments - Topical Minoxidil Medical Treatments - Systemic None Surgical Treatments None Physical Treatments None Optimal Therapeutic Approach for this Disease At present [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Prognosis - Loose anagen hair syndrome Not supplied. Treatment - Loose anagen hair syndrome The treatment or hair care secrets for this defect are to handle the hair gently. Gentle handling can decrease the shedding of fibers to a fair extent. [checkorphan.org]

Prognosis The diffuse hair loss that occurs in loose anagen syndrome often raises considerable concern among patients, parents, and clinicians. [emedicine.medscape.com]

PROGNOSIS The prognosis is favorable. [consultant360.com]

[…] gender differences, and neural dysfunction and cognitive profile. [ 1 ] When it occurs in early childhood, it can be regarded as a distinct clinical entity. [ 1 ] Because trichotillomania can present in multiple age groups, it is helpful in terms of prognosis [chatarinaberbagi.blogspot.com]

Abstract Loose anagen syndrome, or loose anagen hair, is a recently described condition of unknown etiology that may be under-recognized. The typical patient is a child with sparse fine hair that can easily be pulled out. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Etiology Although its occurrence is typically sporadic, familial cases of loose anagen syndrome have been observed. Inheritance appears to be in an autosomal dominant pattern with variable penetrance. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Etiology The exact cause remains unknown. There is defective anchoring of anagen hairs, which causes them to be easily and painlessly extracted from the scalp. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

The RASopathies are a complex group of conditions regarding phenotype and genetic etiology. [pubfacts.com]

Main Outcome Measures Epidemiologic data for all forms of alopecia were ascertained, such as sex, age at onset, age at the time ... more Resumen .—Describimos un caso de sindrome del cabello anageno suelto en una nina de 9 anos. [scinapse.io]

[…] distinctive facial phenotype, macrocephaly, enlarged cerebral spinal fluid spaces, a short neck with redundant skin, severe growth hormone deficiency, mild psychomotor delay with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and increased skin pigmentation [11] Epidemiology [emedicine.medscape.com]

Classification Treatment Epidemiology History References Further reading External links Signs and symptoms edit WAS occurs most often males due its Xlinked recessive pattern inheritance affecting between per million. [add-value.be]

Although no broad-based population epidemiologic studies had been conducted as of 2009, the lifetime prevalence of trichotillomania is estimated to be between 0.6% (overall) and as high as 1.5% (in males) to 3.4% (in females). [ 6 ] With a 1% prevalence [chatarinaberbagi.blogspot.com]

A variety of theories have been postulated to explain the pathophysiology of loose anagen syndrome. In some cases, there is an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. In most cases, this condition spontaneously improves with age. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pathophysiology of LAHS The affected hairs in LAHS are anagen (growing) hairs that may lack an inner and outer root sheath on a pull test. The anagen bulbs are often dysmorphic and the hairs may demonstrate longitudinal grooves and ruffled cuticles. [dermnet.com]

Prevention - Loose anagen hair syndrome Not supplied. Diagnosis - Loose anagen hair syndrome Not supplied. Prognosis - Loose anagen hair syndrome Not supplied. [checkorphan.org]

By using a patient’s history and looking at the hair under a microscope, a dermatologist can prevent this confusion and avoid unnecessary treatments. [aocd.org]

Like with many undesirable hair conditions, prevention is always better than cure and trichorrhexis nodosa can be readily avoided by practicing ‘kinder’ and more gentle routines to the hair. [hairfinder.com]

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“The basic treatment is none, other than trying to prevent trauma to the hair itself,” he says. “The least you can do to manipulate the hair, the better in terms of keeping it in place.” [metroparent.com]