Sleep‐related rhythmic movement disorder: A case report of head banging alopecia

Sleep‐related rhythmic movement disorder: A case report of head banging alopecia

We present a case of alopecia associated with sleep‐related rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) in an otherwise healthy 2‐year‐old boy. The alopecic patch he presented with on his scalp coincided with the location of repeated head banging in a video taken by the patient's mother. Alopecia secondar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric dermatology 2020-03, Vol.37 (2), p.350-351
Hauptverfasser: Oska, Sandra, Zarbo, Allison, Jahnke, Marla N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alopecia
Alopecia - etiology
Alopecia - pathology
Baldness
Case reports
Child, Preschool
Differential diagnosis
Humans
Male
Movement disorders
pediatric alopecia
Pediatrics
rhythmic movement
Rhythms
Scalp
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders - complications
sleep‐related rhythmic movement disorder
Stereotypic Movement Disorder - complications
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Zusammenfassung:We present a case of alopecia associated with sleep‐related rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) in an otherwise healthy 2‐year‐old boy. The alopecic patch he presented with on his scalp coincided with the location of repeated head banging in a video taken by the patient's mother. Alopecia secondary to RMD is an under recognized entity and should be included in the differential diagnosis of pediatric alopecia.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.14085