Synonym(s)
Carcassed hair; Carcass hairs; Cheveux cadaverisées; Cheveux cadáverises
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For alopecia areata typical degeneration of the hair matrix with formation of blackish, comedo-like follicular occlusions (important diagnostic sign for the differentiation of other alopecia).
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Degeneration products from remnants of the hair matrix, pigment clods, inner root sheaths, hair remains.
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According to the alopecia areata.
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Rather unfavourable sign, as indication of progression of the alopecia. See also exclamation mark hairs (pelade hairs).
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