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Alopecia in Patients with Collagen VI-Related Myopathies: A Novel/Unrecognized Scalp Phenotype.
International journal of molecular sciences - 3 Apr 2023
Starace Michela, Pampaloni Francesca, Bruni Francesca, Quadrelli Federico, Cedirian Stephano, Baraldi Carlotta, Misciali Cosimo, Di Martino Alberto, Sabatelli Patrizia, Merlini Luciano, Piraccini Bianca Maria
Abstract excerpt
Collagen VI-related myopathies are characterized by severe muscle involvement and skin involvement (keratosis pilaris and impaired healing with the development of abnormal scars, especially keloids). Scalp involvement and hair loss have not been reported among cutaneous changes associated with collagen VI mutations. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical, trichoscopic, and histological findings of the...
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