RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Traction Alopecia in Sikh Male Patients
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 497
OP 498
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.070076
VO 20
IS 5
A1 James, Jinny
A1 Saladi, Rao N.
A1 Fox, Joshua L.
YR 2007
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/497.abstract
AB This article reports on traction alopecia among Sikh males as a result of stress on the hair from wearing a turban. Treatment for this condition in such a population is difficult. Permanent removal of the turban is religiously forbidden. Therefore, the traction continues, as will the alopecia, possibly accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis.