Preferred Label : Traction alopecia;
ICD-11 definition : Traction alopecia is a form of permanent scarring alopecia brought about by hair styles
that impose sustained pulling on the hair roots. The clinical features in the many
variants of this syndrome include folliculitis, hair casts, reduction in hair density
with vellus hairs and sometimes broken hairs in the affected areas, and eventually
scarring alopecia. Traction alopecia is seen most commonly in African and Afro-Caribbean
hair styles where the hair is tightly braided. The hair loss commonly begins in the
temporal regions and in front of and above the ears, but may involve other parts of
the scalp.;
Origin ID : 1031524566;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Traction alopecia is a form of permanent scarring alopecia brought about by hair styles
that impose sustained pulling on the hair roots. The clinical features in the many
variants of this syndrome include folliculitis, hair casts, reduction in hair density
with vellus hairs and sometimes broken hairs in the affected areas, and eventually
scarring alopecia. Traction alopecia is seen most commonly in African and Afro-Caribbean
hair styles where the hair is tightly braided. The hair loss commonly begins in the
temporal regions and in front of and above the ears, but may involve other parts of
the scalp.
