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berry-like vegelations, which bleed readily and give off an 

 offensive odour and discharge. These vegetations are charac- 

 teristic of the disease. Abscesses may form. 

 Later the vegetations shrink and heal spontaneously by 

 scarring. 



(4) Folliculitis Decalvans. 



A chronic folliculitis of the scalp leading to cicatrization and 

 baldness. Use anti-parasitic ointments and stimulating lotions. 



(5) Leptothrix. 



Concretions upon the hairs of the axillary and scrotal regions. 



The hairs are very brittle and break readily. 



The origin is bacterial. Use cleanliness and anti-bacterial 



ointments. 



(6) Monilethrix. 



Beaded hair aft'ecting almost all the hairy parts of the body. 

 The pigment is collected in the nodes, the hairs breaking off 

 at the narrow parts. Young people are generally affected. 

 It is probably due to atrophic changes at periodic intervals. 

 A modification of this condition is known as "bayonet hair." 



(7) Overgrowth = hirsuties. 



This condition is usually associated with some anomaly of 

 dentition, insanity, disorder of menstruation, barrenness, 

 severe illness, local irritation and heredity. 



Treatment is of no avail permanently apart from electrolysis, 

 by which means isolated large hairs are removed with the 

 hair follicles. Local remedies simply scour off the hairs like 

 pumice-stone applications. 



(8) Piedra. 



Small, black, gritty concretions that rattle on combing the hair. 

 They are closely packed pigmented spore-like bodies, due in 

 all probability to the Trichosporon giganteum. It is common 

 in Colombian women. 



(9) Pseudopelade. 



Irregularly shaped patches of baldness which coalesce, cicatrize 

 and destroy the follicles. Adults with coarse, dark, wiry hair 

 are usually the victims. Treatment is of little avail. 



(10) Tinea Nodosa. 



A nodular concretion caused by fungus spores affecting the 



beard and moustache. 



Shave and apply antiparasitic remedies. 



