title: Mudi-chood disease.
abstract: Mudi-chood disease is a distinct clinical entity seen nearly exclusively in young women in Kerala State, India. Traditional hair grooming methods that utilize various plant oils along with the natural environmental heat and humidity create the conditions necessary to produce a lichenoid dermatitis on the neck and upper back.
authors.affiliation: Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, INDIA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sugathan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations; D020156:Salicylic Acid