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Alopecias and Disorders of the Hair Follicle

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Dermatoanthropology of Ethnic Skin and Hair

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Human hair has commonly been classified based on ethnic origin, with three conventional subgroups recognized, including Caucasian, Asian, and African hair (Franbourg et al. in J Am Acad Dermatol 48:S115–S119, 2003; McMichael in Dermatol Clin 21(4):629–644, 2003; Loussouarn et al. in Int J Dermatol 46:2–6, 2007). These ethnic subgroups have compositional and structural variations, as well as distinct hair-grooming practices (Rook in Br J Dermatol 92(5):599–600, 1975). Such broad classification does not account for the great complexity of human hair but provides a basic framework for description. These ethnic differences are important to comprehend the pathophysiology of scalp and hair disorders in the context of ethnicity.

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Chang, Y.C., Goldberg, L.J. (2017). Alopecias and Disorders of the Hair Follicle. In: Vashi, N., Maibach, H. (eds) Dermatoanthropology of Ethnic Skin and Hair. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53961-4_19

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