Monilethrix, also called beaded hair, is a rare hair disease inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Affected hair is short and fragile and breaks easily, and it has a beaded appearance because the shaft alternates between thicker beads and thinner segments. Hair becomes brittle and breaks off at the thinner parts between the beads, so the condition shows as thinning or baldness of the hair. The name comes from the Latin word for necklace, monile, and the Greek word for hair, thrix. The source states that the condition was first described in 1897 by Walter Smith. The record here describes the condition as medicine understands it and is not medical advice.
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ICD-10 ChapterXII: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Causative Agent
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1. Monilethrix (Wikipedia)
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is a rare autosomal dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair that appears beaded
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is a rare autosomal dominant hair disease
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was first described in 1897 by Walter Smith
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Monilethrix (also referred to as beaded hair) is a rare autosomal dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair that appears beaded.
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Monilethrix (also referred to as beaded hair) is a rare autosomal dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair that appears beaded.
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