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- Title
Circumscribed alopecia: an unusual manifestation of pediculosis capitis.
- Authors
Hall, Rebecca R; McMichael, Amy J
- Abstract
A healthy 10-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of patchy hair loss on the scalp of longer than 6 months duration. She had been diagnosed and treated for head lice approximately 1 month before onset of the hair loss. Examination of the scalp showed discrete ovoid patches of hair loss at the vertex scalp. A scrape of the area of hair loss was performed, and a nit was visible on microscopic examination. Focal hair loss may represent an atypical manifestation of ongoing pediculosis capitis.
- Publication
Pediatric dermatology, 2012, Vol 29, Issue 4, p513
- ISSN
1525-1470
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01596.x