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  • Title: [Trichotillomania].
    Author: Ruiz-Maldonado R.
    Journal: Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex; 1978; 35(3):545-50. PubMed ID: 629843.
    Abstract:
    Trichotillomania is a relatively frequent cause of alopecia in children. An area of the scalp, of irregular shape, partially devoided of hair or eventually a geometrically designed alopecic area should suggest the diagnosis. The histologic alterationes are characteristic. Most children with trichotillomania have mild alterationes of personality, some require psychiatric evaluation.
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