PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Plica neuropathica also known as plica polonica is an uncommon condition in which the hairs of the scalp in a localised area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. A review of literature shows several predisposing factors figuring in plica neuropathica like kinky hair,...

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Autores principales: Kumar, P.N. Suresh, Antony, Beena, Chakravarthy, Ashish, Koyamu, A.M. Kunhi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2001
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21407871
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author Kumar, P.N. Suresh
Antony, Beena
Chakravarthy, Ashish
Koyamu, A.M. Kunhi
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description Plica neuropathica also known as plica polonica is an uncommon condition in which the hairs of the scalp in a localised area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. A review of literature shows several predisposing factors figuring in plica neuropathica like kinky hair, use of shampoos, febrile illness and psychological disturbances. The authors describe a case of plica neuropathica in a paranoid schizophrenic patient who developed irreversible tangling of scalp hair.
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spelling pubmed-29561582011-03-15 PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE Kumar, P.N. Suresh Antony, Beena Chakravarthy, Ashish Koyamu, A.M. Kunhi Indian J Psychiatry Case Report Plica neuropathica also known as plica polonica is an uncommon condition in which the hairs of the scalp in a localised area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. A review of literature shows several predisposing factors figuring in plica neuropathica like kinky hair, use of shampoos, febrile illness and psychological disturbances. The authors describe a case of plica neuropathica in a paranoid schizophrenic patient who developed irreversible tangling of scalp hair. Medknow Publications 2001 /pmc/articles/PMC2956158/ /pubmed/21407871 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kumar, P.N. Suresh
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Chakravarthy, Ashish
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PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title_full PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title_fullStr PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title_full_unstemmed PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title_short PLICA NEUROPATHICA (POLONICA) IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
title_sort plica neuropathica (polonica) in schizophrenia - a case report and review of literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21407871
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