Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Earliest Trich Case?

Earliest known case of trichotillomania (or rather, the earliest diagnosis of trichotillomania) was in 1889 by a greek dermatologist.

Source: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/915057-overview

The earliest mention of pulling out hair was in ancient Greek works of Hippocrates.

"...Next we must note whether he plucks his hair, scratches or weeps."

Source:

http://books.google.ca/books?id=59ZNHpio5eEC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=earliest+case+of+trichotillomania&source=bl&ots=ID7vq_7GYz&sig=hAXQfQxXEq6K9jhcMYTfp15H4JY&hl=en&ei=ftgWS9nOONHTngevx-TmBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=earliest%20case%20of%20trichotillomania&f=false

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