LOOSE ANAGEN HAIR SYNDROME

A typical case of loose anagen hair syndrome in a 4-year old girl is r eported here. The key signs of this disease are the absence of hair cu t since infancy, an easy and painless uprooting of the hairs and a 100 p. 100 anageneity of the hairs with distorted bulbs on trichograms. T here is no known treatment of this anomaly. Cosmetically, the course o f the disease is usually favourable, but abnormal trichograms and frag ility of the hairs persist in adulthood. A brief review of the literat ure concerning this probably underestimated condition is presented.