Ophiasis
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Ophiasis
| Ophiasis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | L63.2 |
| ICD-9 | 704.01 |
Ophiasis[1] is a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head. [2]
It gets its name from "ophis", which is the Greek word for snake, because of the apparent similarity to a snake-shape and the pattern of hair loss.[3]
The term "sisaipho" is used to characterize the inverse pattern. Sisaipho is the reverse spelling of ophiasis.[4] It is also called "ophiasis inversus".[5]
Ophiasis has poor prognostic significance.
References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ "DermaCase". http://www.cfpc.ca/cfp/2006/Aug/vol52-aug-clinical-dermacase.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Definition: ophiasis from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?ophiasis. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "eMedicine - Alopecia Areata : Article by Chantal Bolduc, MD, FRCPC". http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic14.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ Muñoz-Pèrez MA, Camacho FM (1999). "Sisaipho. Why ophiasis inversus?". Pediatr Dermatol 16 (1): 76. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.016001076.x. PMID 10028012. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0736-8046&date=1999&volume=16&issue=1&spage=76.
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