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Harold Shellow, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1939;40(1):91-92.

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A woman 24 years old presented a dermatitis on the back of the neck which had been present for about five months. She had applied nothing but zinc oxide ointment occasionally. It was her habit to go to a beauty parlor each week to receive a hair wash and set, but she stated that she had not used any form of dye or coloring compound. She said that the eruption itched only mildly.

Examination disclosed an eruption on the back of the neck, consisting of a diffuse, roughly outlined patch of dull red dermatitis. It was moderately lichenified and slightly scaly. The lesion was oval and measured 4 by 1 inches (10 by 4 cm.). Inspection of the scalp showed no evidence of seborrheic scaling, and the common sites for seborrheic eczema on the face were free from any eruption. The patient wore a "page boy" type of hairdress, the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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