title: Hair casts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Staey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suys
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Derumeaux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Raeve
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Coninck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roseeuw
mesh_terms: 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