atrichia with papular lesions

Genetics

• autosomal recessive
• defects in hairless are the cause of congenital atrichia

Clinical manifestations

• papillary lesions over most of the body
• almost complete absence of hair (atrichia)

More general terms

• congenital anomaly (birth defect)
• genetic disease of the hair
• genetic disease of the skin (genodermatosis)

Additional terms

• alopecia universalis congenita
• atrichia; atrichosis
• protein hairless; lysine-specific demethylase hairless (HR)