Biomaterial Database

Loose anagen hair syndrome: an unusual cause of alopecia of cosmetic importance only. 2009

Felicidade Santiago, and Ricardo Vieira, and Américo Figueiredo

A 5-year-old girl was referred to our clinic because of a 5-month history of diffuse hair loss. Her hair was light brown and dull with evident patches of alopecia. There were no signs of scalp inflammation or scarring. A hair pull test revealed multiple hairs, easily and painlessly extracted. Light microscopic examination and trichogram were consistent with loose anagen hair syndrome. This is an unusual benign hair disorder of childhood that improves spontaneously with aging.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012075	Remission, Spontaneous	A spontaneous diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment.	Spontaneous Healing,Spontaneous Regression,Spontaneous Remission,Healing, Spontaneous,Regression, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Healings,Spontaneous Regressions
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003358	Cosmetics	Substances intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions. Included in this definition are skin creams, lotions, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants, as well as any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet (web page) Feb 1995)	Personal Care Products,Care Product, Personal,Care Products, Personal,Personal Care Product,Product, Personal Care,Products, Personal Care
D005260	Female		Females
D006197	Hair	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.	Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal
D006201	Hair Diseases	Diseases affecting the orderly growth and persistence of hair.	Hair Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000505	Alopecia	Absence of hair from areas where it is normally present.	Alopecia, Androgenetic,Baldness,Male Pattern Baldness,Pseudopelade,Alopecia Cicatrisata,Alopecia, Male Pattern,Androgenetic Alopecia,Androgenic Alopecia,Baldness, Male Pattern,Female Pattern Baldness,Hair Loss,Pattern Baldness,Alopecia Cicatrisatas,Alopecia, Androgenic,Alopecias, Androgenic,Androgenic Alopecias,Baldness, Female Pattern,Baldness, Pattern,Hair Losses,Loss, Hair,Losses, Hair,Male Pattern Alopecia
D012535	Scalp	The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendinous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).	Scalps