PILI TORTI

1 October 1947

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology

Vol. 56 (4) , 540-541
https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1947.01520100136025

Abstract

Pili torti is a rare disease of the hair; the pathogenesis is unknown, and the treatment is unsatisfactory. Pili torti is usually considered a congenital disease. In Ormsby and Mitchell's¹case the disease had been present at birth, with a slight growth of hair when the child was 14 months; they stressed the resemblance to monilethrix. In Ronchese's²case it was also of congenital origin, other members of the family being similarly affected. His patient improved with the application of hydrous wool fat to the scalp. Clarke and Glicksberg³reported a case of a 14 year old boy who had been completely without hair until 5 years of age. Investigation of the endocrine system revealed no abnormalities. The association with keratosis pilaris and also monilethrix has been reported. REPORT OF A CASE R. Z.,⁴aged 17, presented herself in January 1946, complaining of extreme shortness and

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