Ann Dermatol.  2007 Dec;19(4):189-192. 10.5021/ad.2007.19.4.189.

A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculititis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea. mnkim@cau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Dermatology, Myungji Hospital, College of Medicine, Kwan-Dong University, Kyeonggi, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Tufted; Folliculitis; Phototrichogram

MeSH Terms

Adult
Alopecia
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cicatrix
Female
Folliculitis
Hair*
Humans
Scalp
Steroids
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Steroids
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