Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Coarse hair
Coarse hair texture
HP:0002208
What it means
Hair shafts are rough in texture.
Rare diseases that can present with this27
Very common80–99%
12- Amaurosis-hypertrichosis syndrome
- Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate syndrome
- Autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 2, classic type
- Bazex-Dupré-Christol syndrome
- Craniolenticulosutural dysplasia
- EEC syndrome
- Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome
- Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 3
- Spinocerebellar ataxia-dysmorphism syndrome
- Trichodysplasia-xeroderma syndrome
- Uncombable hair syndrome
Common30–79%
8The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Rough hair texture
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