Netherton syndrome

Netherton syndrome

Atopic diathesis, trichorrhexis invaginata, trichorrhexis nodosa Dermatology A rare skin disorder occurring almost exclusively in ♀, characterized by scaling in a circular pattern–ichthyosis linearis circumflexa Clinical Hair shafts held inside root–trichorrhexis invaginata; hair fragility "bamboo hair", allergies such as asthma, or food allergies that cause skin eruptions Pathogenesis Excess cornification of epidermis. See Bamboo hair.