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Brittle hair
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Fragile, easily breakable hair, i.e., with reduced tensile strength. [ ]
Term info
Label
Brittle hair
Synonyms
- Brittle hair
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Brittle is used to describe hair which is very short because of an abnormality is in the structure of the shaft. Microscopically the ends appear fractured. Affected patients may report bits of hair on the collar or pillow. Brittle hair can be distinguished from hypotrichosis due to slow or deficient growth (e.g., due to hypotrichosis simplex) and hypotrichosis due to the hair being fine and soft where the hair just wears out too quickly (e.g., due to ectodermal dysplasia).
has broad synonym
Fractured hair, Fragile hair, Reduced tensile strength of hair, Easily breakable hair
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0002299