A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculititis.
- Author:
Yeon Jin KIM
1
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Myeung Nam KIM
;
Kye Yong SONG
;
Byung In RO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Tufted; Folliculitis; Phototrichogram
- MeSH: Adult; Alopecia; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cicatrix; Female; Folliculitis; Hair*; Humans; Scalp; Steroids
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2007;19(4):189-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Tufts folliculitis is an uncommon folliculitis of the scalp that resolves with patches of scarring alopecia within which multiple hair tufts emerge from dilated follicular orifices. Each tuft consists of 5 to 20 normal-appearing hairs arising from a single follicular orfice. It has a prolonged relapsing clinical course, and results in a scarring alopecia. Systemic antibiotics and steroids are commonly used for anti-inflammatory effects, but have only a brief response. Here, we report a case of tufted hair folliculitis in a 36-year-old woman, with the clinical, histological findings and computerized hand-held phototrichogramical evaluations.
