PMC4124693_01
Short curly hair on the scalp
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F1
On examination, the scalp hairs were dry, curly, and short in length up to the nape of neck, transverse split ends (trichoschisis) were seen in majority of hairs [Figure 1].
Small nodules on the distal portion of hair shaft
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F2
Few hairs showed small nodules on the distal portion [Figure 2].
Sparse hair in the temporal region
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F3
Hairs were sparse in temporal region [Figure 3].
Sparse eyebrow hair
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F4
Eyebrow, axillary and pubic hairs were sparse [Figure 4].
Trichonodosis and trichoschisis in light microscopy
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F5
Microscopic examination of the hair shaft revealed knotted portions of hair; no other shaft abnormalities were noted except for trichoschisis at the distal portion of the shaft [Figure 5].