Traction alopecia in Sikh male patients

J Am Board Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;20(5):497-8. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.070076.

Abstract

This article reports on traction alopecia among Sikh males as a result of stress on the hair from wearing a turban. Treatment for this condition in such a population is difficult. Permanent removal of the turban is religiously forbidden. Therefore, the traction continues, as will the alopecia, possibly accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis.

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / etiology*
  • Alopecia / therapy
  • Clothing / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • India / ethnology
  • Male
  • Religion and Medicine