Alopecia Case Study 3: JP

JP aged 14 had been suffering from trichotillomania ( pulling it out ! ) and diffuse hair loss for over two years. Diagnosis can be difficult.

Previous consultants had tried steroids, cancelling etc.to no avail. It took three weeks of daily Calosol applications to observe the initial signs of regrowth. The speed and pattern of the regrowth really surprised us all. One interesting clinical feature is the regrowth pattern. While the cream was applied mainly to the frontal hairline, the regrowth pattern was symmetric with hair regrowing on the entire scalp.

The added hair colour is the result of the young person visit to the hairdresser and dyeing of her hair with the colour of her choice!