Hair casts.
Hair casts are small cylindrical structures, encircling individual scalp hairs but easily movable along the involved hair shafts. This hair disorder of unknown pathogenesis is only rarely mentioned in the dermatologic literature. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl, who has been treated during 2 years for pediculosis capitis. The literature about hair casts is reviewed.
Van Staey
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Department of Dermatology, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Suys
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Derumeaux
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De Raeve
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De Coninck
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Roseeuw
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis; D012535:Scalp