Ann Dermatol.
2007 Dec;19(4):189-192. 10.5021/ad.2007.19.4.189.
A Case of Tufted Hair Folliculititis
- Affiliations
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- 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.
- KMID: 2156349
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2007.19.4.189
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.
