International Journal of Trichology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 11  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 38--40

Woolly hair nevus type 2: Rare entity


Farhana Tahseen Taj1, Shraddha Kologi2 
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Farhana Tahseen Taj
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka
India

Woolly hair nevus is a rare non hereditary disorder of scalp characterized by curling and kinking of hair. It can present in childhood or adolescent age. Dermoscopy is a useful noninvasive technique to help in the diagnosis of wolly hair nevus. We report a case of woolly hair nevus associated with linear epidermal nevus.


How to cite this article:
Taj FT, Kologi S. Woolly hair nevus type 2: Rare entity.Int J Trichol 2019;11:38-40


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Taj FT, Kologi S. Woolly hair nevus type 2: Rare entity. Int J Trichol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Mar 27 ];11:38-40
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