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M P Shah1, R C Raval, F E Bilimoria
1Department of Dermatology Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
|October 16, 2010
Abstract:
A 30-year-old female patient presented with tiny papular scalp lesions with sparse, very short, curly hair of only 8 to 12 mm. Microscopic examination of hair revealed typical beaded or moniliform appearance. She also had typical lesions of psoriasis for past 2 months. Her father, 2 sisters and her 6-year-old daughter had similar types of beaded scalp hair.
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