Traumatic alopecia

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Traumatic alopecia is a cutaneous condition that results from the forceful pulling out of the scalp hair.{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages=1388 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}

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  • {{cite journal | last=Whiting | first=David A. | title=Traumatic alopecia | journal=International Journal of Dermatology | volume=38 | issue=S1 | date=1999 | issn=0011-9059 | doi=10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00006.x | pages=34–44 | pmid=10369538 | ref=none}}
  • {{cite book | last1=Paller | first1=Amy S. | last2=Mancini | first2=Anthony J. | title=Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology | chapter=Disorders of Hair and Nails | publisher=Elsevier | year=2016 | isbn=978-0-323-24475-6 | doi=10.1016/b978-0-323-24475-6.00007-8 | ref=none}}