Folliculitis decalvans
Pustules, nodules and hair tufting in folliculitis decalvans (FD-patient1)
Keywords: Alopecia, Follicular exudation, Hair, Patchy hair loss, Primary cicatricial alopecia, Pustules, Scalp, Scarring alopecia, Swelling, Tufted hair
What is folliculitis decalvans?
Folliculitis decalvans is a chronic, neutrophilic inflammation that results in scarring hair loss. Tufted hair folliculitis is probably a subset of folliculitis decalvans although tufting can be seen in other forms of cicatricial alopecia as well.
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