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Dual portrait of a black woman and a white woman, identities unknown, circa 1650, by an anonymous hand. The two women, who appear to be of equal standing, are wearing face patches, which were a fashion of the time. The painting is captioned "I black with white bespott y white with blacke this evil proceeds from thy proud hart then take her ...
In Sindh, some Muslim Sindhi women apply a black dot or line by "Kajjal or Surmo " on the forehead and chin, and sometimes three dots or lines around eyes as part of historic Indian traditions that have continued post-Partition. As an amulet believed to protect against evil-eye, these dots are called Tikro or Tilk (singular), or Tikra (plural).
Infected hair shafts are broken off just at the base, leaving a black dot just under the surface of the skin, and alopecia can result. [3] Scraping these residual black dot will yield the best diagnostic scrapings for microscopic exam. Numerous green arthrospores will be seen under the microscope inside the stubbles of broken hair shafts at 400×.
Rosacea. What it looks like: Rosacea causes redness and thick skin on the face, usually clustered in the center.Easy flushing, a stinging sensation, and small, pus-filled pimples are other common ...
The a'doshlě dons a black mask with white spots and long, stringy black hair (the suukě's mask is white with black dots and with white, stringy hair). [12] Both masks have yellow, protruding teeth and tusks. [13] The a'doshlě carries a flint knife, which he uses to brush back his hair with. [14]
Mongolian spot is a congenital developmental condition—that is, one existing from birth—exclusively involving the skin.The blue colour is caused by melanocytes, melanin-containing cells, that are usually located in the surface of the skin (the epidermis), but are in the deeper region (the dermis) in the location of the spot. [6]
In many patients, hair loss and regrowth occurs simultaneously over the course of several years. [7] Among those in whom all body hair is lost, fewer than 10% recover. [18] About 0.15% of people are affected at any one time, and 2% of people are affected at some point in time. [7] [18] Onset is usually in childhood. [7]
A woman in Germany was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her "doppelgänger" in 2022. The victim's family in Algeria found out about the verdict three weeks later. They say they were kept ...