Dermoscopic image showing hair cut at different levels (white arrows), hook hair (black arrows) and flame figures (red arrows) denoting trichotillomania (TTM-patient1)
Keywords: Alopecia, Dermoscopy, Female, Flame hair, Hair, Hair-pulling disorder, Hook hair, Patchy alopecia, Repetitive behaviour disorder, Scalp, Skin of colour, Trichoscopy, Varying length broken hairs
Trichotillomania is a disorder characterised by an irresistible urge to remove or pull one's own hair, which results in alopecia (hair loss). Trichotillomania is also called trichotillosis or hair-pulling disorder.
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