CC-02   SPECIAL PATTERN OF ALOPECIA AMONG CHILDREN IN MOSUL

N. Kusaimi. College of Medicine. University of Mosul. Mosul. Iraq.

Teaching dermatology in Mosul Medical College & working as a dermatologist in Mosul city-Iraq for a quarter of a century, I have met an interesting condition of loss of hair among children which had not been reported in the literature. This condition is not uncommon. It affects children (both sexes) between 3-12 years of age. The parents gave history of patchy hair loss of few months duration. There was no history of previous trauma at all in all cases. The condition affects the scalp only. During examination, single or multiple 1-5 complete linear hair loss patches about 1\2-3 cm in length & 4 mm in width were found. Some of the lesions looked like an atrophic scar, others like a thick scar with characteristic white colour. Sometimes these lesions were misdiagnosed as Alopecia Areata. Histopathology of these lesions showed atrophy of the epidermis, with a lot of collagen bundles & fibrous tissue in the dermis with disappearance of skin appendages. Many modalities of treatment were used with no benefit. Follow up of the patients & scientific explanation for this entity, documented with the photographs will be available at the time of presentation.