Impetigo Of Bockhart, Alopecia, Traumatic, Traction - DermAtlas

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Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

impetigo of Bockhart alopecia, traumatic, traction

Body Site

scalp

Age

2 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

linear

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

pustule

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 2-year-old girl had a one week history of bymps on her scalp. She had a history of atopic dermatitis and a recent outbreak of impetigo on her arms and legs. She was noted to have some hair loss along the parts and several tender posterior cervical lymph nodes. Her mother kept her hair tightly gathered in the back with tight sharply demarcated parts. Thyis case was prepared by Senior Medical Student at the University of Mississippi Taylor McPherson.

Description

tightly gathered parts with hair thinning and scattered 2-3 mm pustules

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9/5/2010 18:12:40

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