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Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight
Although a rare event, sudden whitening of hair (canities subita) has reportedly affected a number of well-known historical figures, usually in relation to dramatic events in their lives. Although early accounts are substantiated by more recent case reports in scientific literature, we suspect that...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002405/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188015 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.66903 |
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author | Navarini, Alexander A Trüeb, Ralph M |
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description | Although a rare event, sudden whitening of hair (canities subita) has reportedly affected a number of well-known historical figures, usually in relation to dramatic events in their lives. Although early accounts are substantiated by more recent case reports in scientific literature, we suspect that the phenomenon is not only used as a literary means in fiction, with the aim of dramatizing, but probably also in historical accounts. For this purpose, we examine the case history of Henry III of Navarre who allegedly turned white on the evening of the Saint Bartholomew’s day massacre, and challenge this claim, due to inconsistencies in his biography, with the current pathophysiological understanding of canities subita. |
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spelling | pubmed-30024052010-12-23 Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight Navarini, Alexander A Trüeb, Ralph M Int J Trichology Original Article Although a rare event, sudden whitening of hair (canities subita) has reportedly affected a number of well-known historical figures, usually in relation to dramatic events in their lives. Although early accounts are substantiated by more recent case reports in scientific literature, we suspect that the phenomenon is not only used as a literary means in fiction, with the aim of dramatizing, but probably also in historical accounts. For this purpose, we examine the case history of Henry III of Navarre who allegedly turned white on the evening of the Saint Bartholomew’s day massacre, and challenge this claim, due to inconsistencies in his biography, with the current pathophysiological understanding of canities subita. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3002405/ /pubmed/21188015 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.66903 Text en © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Navarini, Alexander A Trüeb, Ralph M Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title | Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title_full | Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title_fullStr | Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title_full_unstemmed | Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title_short | Why Henry III of Navarre’s Hair Probably did not Turn White Overnight |
title_sort | why henry iii of navarre’s hair probably did not turn white overnight |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002405/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188015 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.66903 |
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