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MUDI‐CHOOD: AN UNUSUAL TROPICAL DERMATOSIS
Author(s) -
GHARPURAY MOHAN B.,
KULKARNI VINAY,
TOLAT SUNIL
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb02666.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
Mudi‐chood is an unusual dermatosis seen in India. It affects the nape of the neck and the exposed part of the upper back in girls and young women. It is characterized by mildly pruritic pigmented papular lesions. It probably represents the comedogenic activity of various oils applied to the hair, which is aggravated by the typical climatic conditions. We present three cases of mudi‐chood. Mudi‐chood is an unusual papulosquamous dermatosis affecting the nape of the neck and the exposed parts of the upper back of girls and young women. Mudi‐chood in the regional language means “hair‐heat.” 1 It is commonly seen in the southern parts of India, especially in the state of Kerala. The women in these regions wash their long hair daily and apply a variety of hair‐oils. Many herbal products are added to these oils, which vary from place to place. After washing, the hair is tied loose and dried in the sun. The humidity and the heat in these tropical areas, and also the peculiar habits of the women, seem to act as etiologic factors for mudi‐chood. Though commonly seen, there are few references in the literature to similar entities. The only exception is the original paper by Sugathan and Balaraman Nair. 1 We report three cases of mudi‐chood. Our cases are from parts of Western India where the climate is not as humid. The application of hair‐oils is not a daily ritual, and the disease is relatively uncommon in these parts of India. There is apparently no hereditary influence. An atmospheric influence, attributable to increased heat and moisture in the late summer, is responsible for an increase in mudi‐chood during this season.