Drug-associated Plica Polonica: An Unusual Presentation

Plica polonica is an uncommon condition characterized by irreversible matting of hair on the scalp. It is usually associated with psychiatric disturbance, neglect of hair, scalp infestation, and use of ionic surfactants for shampooing. Rarely, plica polonica has been associated with drugs. We report...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Sumir, Brar, Balvinder Kaur, Kapoor, Priya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31007476
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_4_19
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description Plica polonica is an uncommon condition characterized by irreversible matting of hair on the scalp. It is usually associated with psychiatric disturbance, neglect of hair, scalp infestation, and use of ionic surfactants for shampooing. Rarely, plica polonica has been associated with drugs. We report this condition in a patient of metastatic carcinoma breast on docetaxel chemotherapy.
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spelling pubmed-64634492019-04-19 Drug-associated Plica Polonica: An Unusual Presentation Kumar, Sumir Brar, Balvinder Kaur Kapoor, Priya Int J Trichology Case Report Plica polonica is an uncommon condition characterized by irreversible matting of hair on the scalp. It is usually associated with psychiatric disturbance, neglect of hair, scalp infestation, and use of ionic surfactants for shampooing. Rarely, plica polonica has been associated with drugs. We report this condition in a patient of metastatic carcinoma breast on docetaxel chemotherapy. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6463449/ /pubmed/31007476 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_4_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_short Drug-associated Plica Polonica: An Unusual Presentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463449/
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