Korean J Dermatol.
2003 Sep;41(9):1256-1258.
A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculitis after Scalp Injury
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. derm@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Tufted hair folliculitis is a progressive, recurrent and inflammatory disease of the scalp characterized by a tufted appearance of the hairs and may result in permanent scarring alopecia. A 41-year-old man presented with tufted hairs within a 3x4cm sized indurated cicatrical patch which is getting wider. He had a scalp laceration history to the lesion 1 year ago. Histopathologic findings showed widened follicular infundibulum, dense perifollicular inflammatory cell infiltrations and dermal fibrosis. We report a case of tufted hair folliculitis developed secondarily to the scalp injury.
