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Defects of the hair shaft
Short sparse hair in monilothrix

Defects of the hair shaft

Short sparse hair in monilothrix  (DHS-patient1)


Keywords: Alopecia, Beaded hair, Child, Female, Genetic defect of hair growth, Hair, Hair loss, Monilethrix, Scalp, Short brittle hair, Skin of colour



Structure of a normal hair follicle

The hair follicle is the structure of skin from which the hair shaft emerges. The hair shaft grows from germinative cells in the hair bulb deep within the dermis.

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