Plica neuropathica (polonica) in schizophrenia

Plica neuropathica (Polonica) is a common but rarely reported scalp hair condition. In this condition the hairs of scalp in a localized area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. Psychological disturbance is a risk factor for plica formation. We report a case of plica...

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Autores principales: Kumar, P. N. Suresh, Rajmohan, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23226861
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.102439
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description Plica neuropathica (Polonica) is a common but rarely reported scalp hair condition. In this condition the hairs of scalp in a localized area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. Psychological disturbance is a risk factor for plica formation. We report a case of plica neuropathica in an adult female with schizophrenia.
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spelling pubmed-35123742012-12-07 Plica neuropathica (polonica) in schizophrenia Kumar, P. N. Suresh Rajmohan, V. Indian J Psychiatry Case Report Plica neuropathica (Polonica) is a common but rarely reported scalp hair condition. In this condition the hairs of scalp in a localized area is compacted into irregularly twisted, irreversibly entangled plaits. Psychological disturbance is a risk factor for plica formation. We report a case of plica neuropathica in an adult female with schizophrenia. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3512374/ /pubmed/23226861 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.102439 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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title_short Plica neuropathica (polonica) in schizophrenia
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