Dermoscopy as an additional tool in a case of woolly hair with palmoplantar keratoderma

Abstract

Sir, Woolly hair is a rare congenital structural anomaly of the hair. It manifests as short kinked hair and can involve the other parts of the body, including the eyebrows, eyelashes, pubic, and axillary hair. Only a few cases of woolly hair have been reported in India. Four types of woolly hair have been described-hereditary woolly hair, familial woolly hair, woolly hair nevus, and symmetrical circumscribed allotrichia.[1] It can also be classified into syndromic or nonsyndromic forms of woolly hair.