Atrichia with papular lesions explained

Atrichia with papular lesions (a.k.a. "Papular atrichia") is a diffuse hair loss caused by an abnormality of the human homologue of the mouse hairless gene.^{[1] [2]}

It is associated with HR.^[3]

See also

• Cicatricial alopecia
• List of cutaneous conditions

Notes and References

1. Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. .
2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. .
3. Henn W, Zlotogorski A, Lam H, Martinez-Mir A, Zaun H, Christiano AM . Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from compound heterozygous mutations in the hairless gene: A lesson for differential diagnosis of alopecia universalis . J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. . 47 . 4 . 519–23 . October 2002 . 12271294 . 10.1067/mjd.2002.124609.