Celulitis disecante del cuero cabelludo a propósito de un caso clínico / Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp a clinical case report
Gac. méd. boliv
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44(1): 114-115, jun. 2021. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Celulitis disecante del cuero cabelludo (CDC) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica neutrofilica, clasificada dentro las alopecias cicatriciales, su etiopatogenia es desconocida, se manifiesta por nódulos en el cuero cabelludo de predominio en región occipital y vértice, si es muy extensa puede confluir y formar fistulas, predomina en descendientes afroamericanos, es de difícil tratamiento.
ABSTRACT
Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) is a chronic inflammatory primary neutrophilic scarring alopecia, and its etiopathogenesis is yet only partly understood. DCS manifests with inflammatory nodules on the occipital scalp or vertex that may evolve to extensive confluent boggy plaques with sinus tract formation¹. predominantly affects young Afro-descendent men.Therapeutic management of DCS is often challenging1,6.
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Cellulite
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Gac. méd. boliv
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
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Article
Affiliation country:
Bolivia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdad de Ciencias Médicas De Minas Gerais/BO
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