title: Plica polonica in association with pediculosis capitis and scabies - a case report.
abstract: Plica polonica is a rare disorder of hair in which groups of hair shafts become irreversibly entangled, forming a matted, malodorous and encrusted, sticky, moist mass. Various predisposing factors are known to cause this condition. We report one such case associated with pediculosis capitis and scabies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattan Kulathur - 603203, Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu, India. pushpagnanaraj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gnanaraj
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Pandurangan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000150:complications*; D010374:Pediculus; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012532:Scabies / Q000150:complications*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*