We are presenting the case of 62 years old male. [scielo.org.co]

• Alopecia

  The different types of traumatic alopecia are classified in Table 1. 1 Classification of traumatic alopecia Type Example Compulsive Trichotillomania. Repetitive hair pulling due to another mental disorder or general medical condition. [deepdyve.com]

  The patient presented during the last three months with a painful circunferential crease in the fingertips associated with areas of alopecia by-temporal presenting hair with irregular borders and different length. [scielo.org.co]

Other etiologies were discarded. This case notice the importance of the skin as a marker for emotional distress. Palabras clave : traction; trichotillomania. [scielo.org.co]