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dpc-5544	Rozas-Muñoz, Eduardo; Piquero-Casals, Jaime ; Madariaga, Juan Andres ; Mir-Bonafé, Juan-Francisco 	Sparse Brittle Hair and Bilateral Temporal Alopecia in a Child	2025	2	.pdf	application/pdf	529	37	52	It is caused by mutations in genes encoding hair shaft proteins (KRT81, KRT83, KRT86, and desmoglein), leading to abnormal medulla formation, which results in hair thinning, fragility, and breakage [1]. E-Mail: docrozas@yahoo.com Case Presentation A healthy 2-year-old boy, the second child of nonconsan- guineous parents, presented with sparse, brittle hair and alopecia affecting the bilateral temporal and parietal scalp since he was 2 months old (Figure 1).	cache/dpc-5544.pdf	txt/dpc-5544.txt