Folliculitis, Folliculitis, Scarring, Scar - DermAtlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

folliculitis folliculitis, scarring scar

Body Site

scalp

Age

34 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

skin color

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 34-year-old man complained of recurrent boils and hair loss on his scalp for 3 months. He was treated with oral antibiotics and corticosteroids with marked improvement. However, he developed diffuse areas of scarring as the inflammatory lesions healed.

Description

patchy scarring hair loss

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6/27/2004 13:51:24

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