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Indian Dermatol Online J
August 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.
Background: Plica neuropathica (PN) is an acquired hair disorder characterized by sudden onset, irreversible hair matting, which seems to be a compact hair mass with irregular twists.
Aim And Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinicodemographic features of PN.
Materials And Methods: This study was a cross-sectional prospective clinical research that included patients with PN.
Int J Trichology
April 2024
Department of Dermatology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Plica neuropathica is an acquired hair disorder characterized by matted hair locks. We report a case of plica neuropathica in infancy, where due to repeated washing of hair without combing led to matted hair nest on the scalp. We report this case due to its rare occurrence.
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January 2024
Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Skin Appendage Disord
December 2023
Department of Dermatology, Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco "Dr. José Barba Rubio", Jalisco, Mexico.
Int J Trichology
January 2023
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AIN Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Acute scalp hair "felting" is a rare acquired condition that presents with sudden severe twisting, entangling, and matting of scalp hair into a stiff tightly packed mass, in otherwise healthy individuals. In such conditions, the mechanism of hair matting is almost like the process of "felting" in wool and textile industry, where adjacent fibers are compacted together in a warm liquid medium. Herein, a case of acute hair "felting" during styling practice is discussed with the possible predisposing factors, prophylaxis, and treatment.
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