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Definition
: A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.
abnormally pulling at one's hair
Examples
Eyebrows
;
Eyelashes
;
Hair Follicle
;
Wool
Other names
Lanugo; Hair, Fetal; Fetal Hair; Animal Fur; Hairs, Fetal; Hairs; Fur, Animal; Fetal Hairs
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia
0
*Intellectual Disability
*Nails, Malformed
*Neutropenia
Hair/abnormalities.
Teebi Shaltout syndrome
0
*Abnormalities, Multiple
*Craniofacial Abnormalities
Coccyx/abnormalities
Hair/abnormalities.
Bork Stender Schmidt syndrome
0
*Retinitis Pigmentosa
*Tooth Diseases
*Brachydactyly
Hair/abnormalities.
Curly hair-
acral keratoderma-
caries syndrome
0
*Dental Caries
*Keratosis
*Nails, Malformed
*Craniofacial Abnormalities
Hair/abnormalities.
Crumpled helices and small mouth
0
*Abnormalities, Multiple
*Cleft Palate
*Growth Disorders
*Micrognathism
*Facies
Fingers/abnormalities
Hair/abnormalities
Toes/abnormalities.
Davenport Donlan syndrome
0
*Contracture
*Deafness
*Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
*Papilloma
*Skin Neoplasms
Hair/abnormalities.
Cartilage-
hair hypoplasia
0
*Hirschsprung Disease
*Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
*Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital
Hair/abnormalities.
Cartilage hair hypoplasia like syndrome
0
*Hirschsprung Disease
*Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
*Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital
Hair/abnormalities.
Epidermolysis bullosa, late-
onset localized junctional, with mental retardation
0
*Anodontia
*Intellectual Disability
*Nail Diseases
*Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
Hair/abnormalities.
keratin-
associated protein 5 family, human
0
*Cytoskeletal Proteins
Hair
Keratins.
J Dermatol Sci 2006 Mar;41(3):221-4