5 citations
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October 2012 in “CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal” This article describes a 9-year-old girl with whitish granules on her hair, evaluated in a dermatology clinic, but the abstract does not report a diagnosis or new results.
19 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case series suggests that Propionibacterium acnes colonization may contribute to the development of hair casts and diffuse non-scarring alopecia, as patients' symptoms improved with antibiotics targeting the bacteria.
18 citations
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January 2011 in “International journal of trichology” This case report describes a 9-year-old girl with pseudonits and highlights frequent challenges in correctly diagnosing this condition.
24 citations
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December 1990 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This study observed that hair casts, seen in girls with tightly drawn hairstyles, may result from local circulatory disturbances and scalp inflammation.
27 citations
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January 1983 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article proposes a classification system for hair casts to resolve confusion in existing literature and describes a staining technique to distinguish peripilar keratin casts from other hair disorders, without providing new clinical results.