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Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope
Plica polonica is a rare condition presenting as a mass of scalp hair with irregular twists and irreversibly entangled plaits, which are firm to hard impenetrable mass of keratin cemented together with dirt and exudates. The exact etiopathogenesis of plica neuropathica is not known, but it can be du...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9231529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35755958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_156_20 |
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author | Patel, Dhruv Ramanlal Tandel, Jinal Jainendrabhai Nair, Pragya Ashok |
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description | Plica polonica is a rare condition presenting as a mass of scalp hair with irregular twists and irreversibly entangled plaits, which are firm to hard impenetrable mass of keratin cemented together with dirt and exudates. The exact etiopathogenesis of plica neuropathica is not known, but it can be due to longitudinal splitting or weathering of hair shaft due to vigorous friction and frequent use of harsh shampoos and cleansers or long hair with poor hair care Drug-induced hair matting due to chemotherapeutic drugs and due to neurotic illness like hysteria, anxiety, to psychotic illness have also been reported. Dermatoscopy showed interwining of hair shaft with matting and honey-colored concretions mimicking “wrangled mesh of wires” appearance. The treatment of plica neuropathica involves cutting the matted hair and evaluating underlying psychiatric illness to prevent recurrence. |
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spelling | pubmed-92315292022-06-25 Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope Patel, Dhruv Ramanlal Tandel, Jinal Jainendrabhai Nair, Pragya Ashok Int J Trichology Case Report Plica polonica is a rare condition presenting as a mass of scalp hair with irregular twists and irreversibly entangled plaits, which are firm to hard impenetrable mass of keratin cemented together with dirt and exudates. The exact etiopathogenesis of plica neuropathica is not known, but it can be due to longitudinal splitting or weathering of hair shaft due to vigorous friction and frequent use of harsh shampoos and cleansers or long hair with poor hair care Drug-induced hair matting due to chemotherapeutic drugs and due to neurotic illness like hysteria, anxiety, to psychotic illness have also been reported. Dermatoscopy showed interwining of hair shaft with matting and honey-colored concretions mimicking “wrangled mesh of wires” appearance. The treatment of plica neuropathica involves cutting the matted hair and evaluating underlying psychiatric illness to prevent recurrence. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022 2022-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9231529/ /pubmed/35755958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_156_20 Text en Copyright: © 2022 International Journal of Trichology https://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. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Patel, Dhruv Ramanlal Tandel, Jinal Jainendrabhai Nair, Pragya Ashok Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title | Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title_full | Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title_fullStr | Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title_full_unstemmed | Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title_short | Plica Neuropathica: Bird's Nest under Dermatoscope |
title_sort | plica neuropathica: bird's nest under dermatoscope |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9231529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35755958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_156_20 |
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