Ann Dermatol.  2002 Dec;14(4):239-242. 10.5021/ad.2002.14.4.239.

Two Cases of Tufted Hair Folliculitis

• Kim MY
• Choe HC
• Park HJ
• Lee JY
• Cho BK

• KMID: 2158760
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2002.14.4.239

Abstract

Tufted hair follliculitis is a localized, inflammatory and exudative disease of the scalp characterized by a tufted appearance of the scalp hairs emerging from single follicular openings, and may result in permanent and irreversible scarring alopecia. We report two cases of tufted hair folliculitis in a 53-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man. They had several areas of scarring alopecia with multiple bundles of hairs emerging from single follicular orifices. Histopathologic findings were typical for tufted hair folliculitis. The patients were treated successively with oral antibiotics and with topical application of clindamycin.

Keyword

Tufted hair folliculitis

MeSH Terms

Alopecia
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cicatrix
Clindamycin
Female
Folliculitis*
Hair*
Humans
Middle Aged
Scalp
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clindamycin