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case_images: Short and sparse hair over the scalp.
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case_images: fig1
case_images: A 6-year-old Asian girl presented with short, sparse hair over the scalp noticed since birth (Figure 1).
case_images: Trichoscopy (20x) showing (a) "crawling snake" appearance (red circle), (b) trichoptilosis (black arrow), and (c) variation in shaft diameter (white circle) and kinking of hair shaft (white arrow).
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case_images: fig2
case_images: Trichoscopy revealed "crawling snake" appearance, with short wave cycles (Figure 2(a)) and trichoptilosis (Figure 2(b)). Trichoscopy guided plucking of hair was done and a single strand was examined, which revealed kinking of the hair shaft and variation in shaft diameter (Figure 2(c)).