Hair Casts (Pseudonits) in a 9-Year-Old Girl

    Ricardo Ruiz‐Villaverde, Manuel Galán‐Gutiérrez
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    TLDR The girl had harmless hair casts, not lice.
    A 9-year-old girl was referred to a dermatology clinic for whitish granules attached to her hair, which her parents had noticed 8 months prior. Despite being otherwise healthy and having no history of scalp pruritis, she had already received antiscabetic treatment.
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