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Grüne Haare durch häufiges Poolbaden

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Wir berichten über 3 Patienten mit einer erworbenen Grünverfärbung der Kopfbehaarung. Die Anamnese ergab, daß alle 3 Patienten regelmäßig im privaten Swimmingpool badeten. Die Untersuchung der Haare mittels Atomemissionsspektroskopie wies einen exzessiv hohen Kupfergehalt als Ursache der Grünverfärbung nach. An Hand unserer Beobachtungen möchten wir auf die charakteristische Verknüpfung dieser exogenen Haarverfärbung mit der Aufnahme von Kupfer durch Schwimmwasser hauseigener Schwimmbecken hinweisen.

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Three patients presented with an acquired green discoloration of their scalp hair. History revealed that all of them swam regularly in private swimming pools. Examination of the hair by atomic emission spectroscopy showed that the green discoloration was caused by an excessively high copper content of the hair. This exogeneous discoloration is characteristically related to the uptake of copper from private swimming pools.

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie (Direktor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. T. Luger) der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , , , , , XX

    Klaus Biel, Lars Kretzschmar, Dieter Metze & Heiko Traupe

  2. Umweltprobenbank für Human-Organproben mit Datenbank, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, , , , , , XX

    Cornelia Müller

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  1. Klaus Biel
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Eingegangen am 31. Mai 1996 Angenommen am 13. September 1996

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Biel, K., Kretzschmar, L., Müller, C. et al. Grüne Haare durch häufiges Poolbaden. Hautarzt 48, 568–571 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001050050628

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