A Case of Tufted Folliculitis / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 456-458, 2002.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-102819
ABSTRACT
We report a case of tufted folliculitis which developed in a 33-year-old woman. Tufted folliculitis is a rare condition, characterized by a peculiar tufting of hair within areas of scarring alopecia. Histologically, it is characterized by a superficial folliculitis that involves several follicles opening into a common ostium from which multiple hairs come out. Some pathogenetic mechanisms have been proposed to explain the development of tufted folliculitis, but exact mechanism has not been found. Up to now, about 22 reports have been reported, and most of them were cases of westerners is has been reported only once in Korea. So, we report herein a Korean woman with tufted folliculitis of scalp.
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Asunto principal:
Cuero Cabelludo
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Cicatriz
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Alopecia
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Foliculitis
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Cabello
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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