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
Colomb. med
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42(2): 224-227, abr.-jun. 2011. ilus
Artículo
en Inglés
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| 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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Asunto principal:
Humanos
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Acné Vulgar
Límite:
Humanos
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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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