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Wooly hair is the presence of Negroid hair on the scalp of persons of non-Negroid background, hair which, under the microscope, appears tightly coiled, and presents at birth or infancy usually as a solitary problem inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.









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Wooly hair is the presence of Negroid hair on the scalp of persons of non-Negroid background, hair which, under the microscope, appears tightly coiled, and presents at birth or infancy usually as a solitary problem inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.

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  • Wooly hair nevus
    Wooly hair nevus

    Wooly hair nevus is a nonhereditary focal skin condition that usually appears within the first 2 years of life, but with can occur as late as adolescence....