Atrichia with papular lesions is a rare disease characterized by early onset irreversible alopecia and papular lesions of keratin-filled cysts over the extensor areas of the body. It is caused by mutations in hairless gene, whose defects brings about complete hair loss in mice. It is inherited in autosomal recessive manner.
Category
Skin disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
14 Diseases of the skin
Genetic and developmental disorders affecting the skin
EC21 Genetic defects of hair or hair growth
H00780 Atrichia with papular lesions