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PIEDRA IN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

PIEDRA IN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Abstract Both a 38-year-old white woman and her only child, a 12-year-old daughter, simultaneously developed pruritus of the scalp accompanied by what they thought to be nits on the hair shafts. These adherent concretions made combing the hair difficult and imparted a rasping sound in the feel of the comb as it was passed through the hair. Showers of small, black particles fell from the scalp to the neck and shoulders. These particles caused pricking sensations and annoying itching. This condition was first manifested during a short trip from their home in western New York to Tennessee; it was felt by the patients that they had acquired head lice in some motel. On returning home, they consulted their local physician, who at first concurred in the opinion that the nodular concretions were the nits of pediculosis capitis; unsuccessful attempts were made to "delouse" the patients with pediculosides. This treatment having failed, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

PIEDRA IN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology , Volume 73 (4) – Apr 1, 1956

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1956 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0096-5359
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1956.01550040080015
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Abstract

Abstract Both a 38-year-old white woman and her only child, a 12-year-old daughter, simultaneously developed pruritus of the scalp accompanied by what they thought to be nits on the hair shafts. These adherent concretions made combing the hair difficult and imparted a rasping sound in the feel of the comb as it was passed through the hair. Showers of small, black particles fell from the scalp to the neck and shoulders. These particles caused pricking sensations and annoying itching. This condition was first manifested during a short trip from their home in western New York to Tennessee; it was felt by the patients that they had acquired head lice in some motel. On returning home, they consulted their local physician, who at first concurred in the opinion that the nodular concretions were the nits of pediculosis capitis; unsuccessful attempts were made to "delouse" the patients with pediculosides. This treatment having failed,

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A.M.A. Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Apr 1, 1956

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