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. 2014 Jul;5(3):339-40.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.137795.

Monilethrix, a rare inherited hair shaft disorder in siblings

Rita V Vora  1 , Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan  1 , Malay J Mehta  1
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Monilethrix, a rare inherited hair shaft disorder in siblings

Rita V Vora et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2014 Jul.
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Figure 1
Sparse and short hairs over the occipital area of an 8-yearold boy. Both children having follicular papules over the nape of neck
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sparse and short hairs over bitemporoparietal region
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sparse and short hairs over bitemporoparietal region
Figure 4
Figure 4
(a and b) ×100 Microscopy of hair shows nodes and inter nodes at regular interval with absence of medulla in intermodal region (a: Boy, b: Girl)
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