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Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome and Loose Anagen Hair
Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:521-522.
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THE LOOSE anagen hair syndrome (LAS) is a sporadic or familial hair
disorder that primarily affects children but may occasionally be seen in adults.1-8
The condition is due to a defective anchorage of the hair shaft to the follicle,
resulting in easily and painlessly pluckable hair. Patients with LAS complain
of slow-growing hair and diffuse or patchy alopecia. The clinical manifestations
of the disorder are in most cases mild, and it is likely that only a small
proportion of children with the condition seek dermatological advice.
The diagnosis of LAS is based currently on the microscopic identification
of the typical loose anagen hair (LAH) that is devoid of sheaths. Such hair
is not, however, a reliable marker of LAS because it may also be present in
hair samples from normal children and adults. The most important problem in
diagnosing LAS is that the weak hair shaft–hair follicle adhesion characterizing
the . . . [Full Text of this Article] EPIDEMIOLOGY
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