Pili torti

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Pili torti
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Menkes disease
Classification and external resources
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ICD-10 Q84.1 (ILDS Q84.120)
DiseasesDB 29682
Patient UK Pili torti
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Pili torti (also known as "Twisted hairs") is characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.[1]:638[2]:764[3]

This phenotype is noted in Menkes disease.

See also

References

  1. Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
  2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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