James Jinny, Saladi Rao N, Fox Joshua L
New Age Skin Research Foundation, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, USA.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;20(5):497-8. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.070076.
This article reports on traction alopecia among Sikh males as a result of stress on the hair from wearing a turban. Treatment for this condition in such a population is difficult. Permanent removal of the turban is religiously forbidden. Therefore, the traction continues, as will the alopecia, possibly accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis.