Pili Torti: Clinical Findings, Associated Disorders, and New Insights Into Mechanisms of Hair Twisting

This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MD, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Review date: August 2009.

Drs. Mirmirani, Samimi, and Mostow report no conflict of interest. The authors report no discussion of off-label use. Dr. Fisher reports no conflict of interest. The staff of CCME of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cutis^® have no conflicts of interest with commercial interest related directly or indirectly to this educational activity. Dr. Mirmirani is a dermatologist, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center, California; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Samimi was a medical student and currently is an intern, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Mostow is Head of the Dermatology Section and Professor, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.

Paradi Mirmirani, MD; Sara S. Samimi, MD; Eliot Mostow, MD, MPH

This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MD, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Review date: August 2009.

Drs. Mirmirani, Samimi, and Mostow report no conflict of interest. The authors report no discussion of off-label use. Dr. Fisher reports no conflict of interest. The staff of CCME of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cutis^® have no conflicts of interest with commercial interest related directly or indirectly to this educational activity. Dr. Mirmirani is a dermatologist, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center, California; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Samimi was a medical student and currently is an intern, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Mostow is Head of the Dermatology Section and Professor, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.

Paradi Mirmirani, MD; Sara S. Samimi, MD; Eliot Mostow, MD, MPH

This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MD, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Review date: August 2009.

Drs. Mirmirani, Samimi, and Mostow report no conflict of interest. The authors report no discussion of off-label use. Dr. Fisher reports no conflict of interest. The staff of CCME of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cutis^® have no conflicts of interest with commercial interest related directly or indirectly to this educational activity. Dr. Mirmirani is a dermatologist, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center, California; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Samimi was a medical student and currently is an intern, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Mostow is Head of the Dermatology Section and Professor, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.

Paradi Mirmirani, MD; Sara S. Samimi, MD; Eliot Mostow, MD, MPH