On scalp hair examination, there were multiple white‐to‐brownish, firm‐to‐hard, 2–3 mm sized nodules distributed at irregular interval and encircling the hair shaft completely [Figure 1]. The nodules could not be slid over the hair shaft. Moreover, structures resembling nits were seen in the retroauricular area. Hair pull test and tug test were negative. Scalp was otherwise normal with no signs...

(1) The patient, a man, had had dark brown hair until the age of 25. Discoloration progressed until at the age of 30 the scalp hair was snow white. Other body hair was unaffected and he remained in good health. At the age of 53 he was admitted to hospital after an accident and was found to be anaemic. The results of investigations, including jejunal biopsy, were consistent with adult coeliac di...

Hair transplantation is a continuously evolving field. Since 1959, when Orentreich described the phenomenon of donor dominance in androgenic alopecia, thus paving the way for body-hair transplants, new techniques have not ceased to appear. During the last 15 years, the perception of hair transplantation as an aggressive technique with an artificial result has finally disappeared thanks to the u...

AIMS This study examined the possibility of using hair samples other than scalp hair for analysis of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) as markers for alcohol misuse. METHODS Samples of scalp and pubic hair and, if available, axillary, beard and body hair of one teetotaller, five moderate social drinkers and 22 fatalities were analysed for FAEE by head-space solid-phase microextraction and gas ch...

CASE SUMMARY A 4-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was referred for investigation of jaundice. The cat had a recent history of a skin laceration repair following trauma. Sequential serum biochemistry demonstrated increasing plasma bilirubin concentrations; abdominal ultrasonography revealed ongoing pancreatitis and apparent extrahepatic obstruction of the common bile duct. Explorato...

The child was restless with minimal respiratory distress, pulse rate 140/min and SpO2 95%. A posteroanterior chest radiograph (Fig. 1) revealed a hair pin in the right main bronchus. Rigid bronchoscopy was done under general anesthesia and the foreign body was removed from the right main bronchus but got stuck into base of tongue as open prongs of hair pin were facing the surgeon. There was ooz...