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SAMUEL AYRES, Jr.; SAMUEL AYRES III, M.D.; JOSEPH I. MIROVICH, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1949;60(6):1116-1119.

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COSTA and Junqueira¹ recently summarized the literature on traumatic marginal alopecia, which, according to their observations and those of Ribeiro,² occurs almost exclusively in Negro and mulatto women. They pointed out the similarity between this condition and alopecia liminaris frontalis as described by Sabouraud³ and expressed the opinion that both conditions are caused by stretching the hair in tight braids or "buns" and, especially in the case of Negro women, by efforts to straighten kinky hair. Folliculitis frequently results from this constant traction, and, with or without folliculitis, atrophic changes of the follicles gradually develop and lead to permanent alopecia.

In the cases described by Ribeiro and by Costa and Junqueira the alopecia occurred in triangular areas involving the temples, with the apex pointing downward in front of the ears.

Inasmuch as the previously reported cases of this entity occurred exclusively in Negro or . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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