Karimian-Teherani Daniela, El Shabrawi-Caelen Laila, Tanew Adrian
Division of General Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 May-Jun;28(3):336-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01241.x. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
Traction alopecia denotes an often permanent hair loss resulting from prolonged physical damage to the hair shaft. We report on two adolescent Sikh brothers who wore a turban since early childhood and developed a band-like scarring alopecia at the frontal hairline. Awareness of this condition may help in preventing irreversible hair loss by early modification of the daily hair care routine.