title: [Trichoma (Plica polonica) - a contemporary case with a historical disease].
abstract: We describe a 62-year-old patient with a chronic delusional disorder who presented with severely matted hair ("plica polonica"). Until the late 19th century such dreadlocks were considered as cause, consequence and treatment of mental disease. The historical development of "plica polonica" is briefly reviewed as an example of early and once popular psychiatric disease concepts.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scherr
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scherthöffer
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bäuml
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Förstl
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005484:Fluspirilene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005858:Germany; D006197:Hair; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D012934:Social Isolation
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D005484:Fluspirilene