Ophiasis
| Ophiasis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Ophiasis[1]is a form ofalopecia areatacharacterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head.[2]
It gets its name fromGreekὄφιςophis'snake' because of the apparent similarity to a snake-shape and the pattern of hair loss.[3]
The term "sisaipho" is used to characterize the inverse pattern. Sisaipho is, almost, the reverse spelling of ophiasis.[4]It is also called "ophiasis inversus".[5]
This form of hair loss "...targets the body's own hair follicles, resulting in hair loss..." and although the immune system could be attacking hair folliclemelanocytes,dermal papilla cells,andkeratinocytes,”the foundational cause of this disease is yet to be confirmed.[6]
Pattern of hair loss
[edit]This is one among many types of patterns of hair loss, “in which they have band-link hair loss across theocciput.”[7]Hair loss can take the form of patches of hair being removed and there can also be spontaneous regrowth as well.[7]
Duration of hair loss
[edit]Ophiasis hair loss is one form in which the hair loss can further deteriorate and can extend “for more than a year.”[7]
References
[edit]- ^Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007).Dermatology: 2-Volume Set.St. Louis: Mosby.ISBN978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^"DermaCase".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-24.Retrieved2007-12-03.
- ^"Definition: ophiasis from Online Medical Dictionary".Retrieved2007-12-03.
- ^"eMedicine – Alopecia Areata: Article by Chantal Bolduc, MD, FRCPC".Retrieved2007-12-03.
- ^Muñoz-Pèrez MA, Camacho FM (1999). "Sisaipho. Why ophiasis inversus?".Pediatr Dermatol.16(1): 76.doi:10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.016001076.x.PMID10028012.S2CID39199456.
- ^Khan, Pooya; Beigi, Mohammad (2018), "Diffuse Alopecia Areata",Alopecia Areata,Springer International Publishing, pp. 9–11,doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72134-7_2,ISBN9783319721330
- ^abcKhan, Pooya; Beigi, Mohammad (2018),Alopecia Areata,Springer International Publishing, pp. 39–54,doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72134-7_8,ISBN9783319721330
External links
[edit]- Cheng Tan; Wen-Wuan Zhu."Mosaic Hair Regrowth Pattern of Ophiasis and Androgenic Alopecia in a Patient With Alopecia Areata Totalis".Medscape.