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CME

Continuing Medical Education
Hairpin-Induced Alopecia: Case Reports and a Review of the Literature
Ntuen E, Stein SL
Cutis. 2010;85:242-245.
Traumatic hair loss is a scalp injury that can cause secondary scarring alopecia. It can result from different types of physical and chemical injury. Hair loss induced by certain hairstyling techniques has been discussed, but we describe a preceding ulcerative process. We describe 3 black adolescent girls with hairpin-induced alopecia that started with an ulcer and ended with a scar. We also review the dermatologic literature.

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