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      A Case of Progressive Evolution of Multiple Woolly Hair Nevi in a Child

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          Woolly hair nevus is a rarely acquired disorder of the scalp hair with well-circumscribed patch of curly and unruly hairs which are smaller in diameter than normal surrounding hair. We report a case of progressively evolving multiple woolly hair nevi in a 10-year-old child. Trichoscopy of unruly hairs showed abnormal kinking of hair shafts. Varying diameters of a single hair shaft, damaged cuticle, and trichorrhexis nodosa-like features were observed on hair microscopy. Histopathology showed abnormal bending of hair follicle above the hair bulb and irregularities of inner root sheath near the bulb at the bending. Most of the reported cases of woolly hair nevi had one or two stable patches, but this case presented with four patches which were progressively evolving.

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              A Rare Presentation and Histopathologic Findings of Woolly Hair Nevus

              Woolly hair nevus is a rare disease whose diagnosis is challenging. We present a case of this condition presenting in a 27-year-old healthy male. We describe a histology pattern consisting in the presence of several terminal hair follicles ending in the same dilated follicular infundibulum, a perifollicular lymphocytic infiltrate and an excessive amount of normal apocrine glands in deep reticular dermis, some findings non-previously reported. Clinicopathological correlation is very important for making a correct diagnosis.
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                Journal
                Int J Trichology
                Int J Trichology
                IJT
                International Journal of Trichology
                Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
                0974-7753
                0974-9241
                Jul-Aug 2018
                : 10
                : 4
                : 180-182
                Affiliations
                [1]Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Seth G S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Dr. Prachi Vinayak Gole, B-102, Rajeshwarideep Society, Ganesh Mandir Road, Dombivli East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: drprachigole@ 123456gmail.com
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                IJT-10-180
                10.4103/ijt.ijt_27_18
                6192231
                b0d71ede-5062-4ec0-9347-b325cb7e7370
                Copyright: © 2018 International Journal of Trichology

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                Dermatology
                kinky hair,unruly hair,woolly hair
                Dermatology
                kinky hair, unruly hair, woolly hair

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