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Report of a patient with acne conglobata and perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens / Informe de un paciente con acné conglobata y perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens
Lorena Cárdenas, Mónica; López, Francisco; Moreno, Luis Hernando.
  • Lorena Cárdenas, Mónica; Universidad del Valle. Faculty of Health. Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Cali. CO
  • López, Francisco; Universidad del Valle. Faculty of Health. Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Cali. CO
  • Moreno, Luis Hernando; Universidad del Valle. Faculty of Health. Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Cali. CO
Colomb. med ; 42(2): 224-227, abr.-jun. 2011. ilus
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-592458
RESUMEN
Perifoliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens, dissecting folliculitis, dissecting cellulitis, or Hoffman disease is a rare, inflammatory and chronic condition, which affects the scalp of young black men, mainly characterized by the appearance of nodules and abscesses that drain purulent material with fistulas and pathways, leading ultimately to scarring alopecia. At present, this condition is defined as a primary disorder of follicular keratinization, being part of the triad or tetrad of follicular occlusion. One third of the cases are associated with acne conglobata as a primary event. Management, frustrating for many years, is promising with the successful use of isotretinoin and a combination of medications that intervene each of its physiopathological principles.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Humanos / Acné Vulgar Límite: Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Colomb. med Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Colombia Institución/País de afiliación: Universidad del Valle/CO

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Humanos / Acné Vulgar Límite: Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Colomb. med Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Colombia Institución/País de afiliación: Universidad del Valle/CO