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["Depilation" by micro-algae?]

H Ditrich1

  • 1Aus dem Bundesministerium für Inneres, Kriminaltechnische Zentralstelle-Abt. II/11.

Archiv Fur Kriminologie
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Swimmers experienced skin irritation and hair loss due to dried mucus containing diatoms, specifically Cyclotella comensis, found on body hairs. This natural phenomenon, linked to micro-algae, may recur under suitable environmental conditions.

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