Matting of hair: what is the role of conditioners?
Matting of the hair is a very rare and multifactorial condition affecting usually women. We present three female patients with matting of the hair as a result of the shampoo used. In all three cases, cutting of the affected hair was unavoidable.
Rigopoulos
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Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Athens University, Athens, Greece. drigop@hol.gr
Kontochristopoulos
G
G
Kalogirou
O
O
Gregoriou
S
S
Katsambas
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans
D006203:Hair Preparations