Abstract
We presented a one year-old-boy with a linear hypotrichotic area over the occipital region that was extending to the temporo-parietal regions bilaterally. There were also bilateral localized triangular alopecic areas of diminished hairover the fronto-temporo-parietal regions. Based on the clinical examination findings of all the hypotrichotic patches, the diagnoses of “occipito-linear and triangular fronto-temporo-parietal alopecia” was made. We also discuss whether the two different lesionscan be found in one patient as a combined form of neonatal occipital alopecia or not.
Highlights
The probable cause of the non-scarring localized alopecia in children are alopecia areata, tinea capitis, trichotillomania, traction alopecia and especially in neonates, temporal triangular alopecia and Transient Neonatal Hair Loss (TNHL) Or Neonatal Occipital Alopecia (NOS) [1,2]
A one year-old-boy was presented with linear and a transverse hairless area over the occipital region that was extending to the temporo-parietal regions bilaterally
Non-marginal occipital alopeciaor Neonatal Occipital Alopecia (NOA) is observed in the occipital area of infants after 8-12 weeks postnatally, which was first described by Brocq in 1907 [1]
Summary
The probable cause of the non-scarring localized alopecia in children are alopecia areata, tinea capitis, trichotillomania, traction alopecia and especially in neonates, temporal triangular alopecia and Transient Neonatal Hair Loss (TNHL) Or Neonatal Occipital Alopecia (NOS) [1,2]. There were bilateral and triangular localized areas of diminished hairover the fronto-temporoparietal regions. There were 9×10×12 cm, less and fine hairy triangular alopecic patches, over both fronto-temporo-parietal regions.
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