Hot comb alopecia
Hot comb alopecia was first reported in the late 1960s as a scarring alopecia seen in black women who straightened their hair with hot combs for cosmetic purposes, developing characteristically on the crown and spreading peripherally to form a large oval area of partial hair loss.[1]: 760
See also[]
- Cicatricial alopecia
- List of cutaneous conditions
References[]
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
Categories:
- Condition of the skin appendages stubs
- Conditions of the skin appendages