Summary
Sabinas brittle hair syndrome is a form of nonphotosensitive trichothiodystrophy characterized by brittle hair, neuroectodermal dysplasia and a low-sulphur content in the hair. Less than 20 cases have been reported so far. The hair shows a diminished cuticle and an apparently collapsed cortex. Onychodystrophy was present in some patients. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. Some authors suggest that Sabinas brittle hair syndrome, Pollitt syndrome, and Amish brittle hair syndrome are the same disorder. *Authors: Drs A. Rossi and Cantisani (May 2006)*.
