Folliculitis decalvans including tufted folliculitis: Clinical, histological and therapeutic findings

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 328-333

  Powell, J J ^a   Dawber, R P R ^a   Gatter, K ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folliculitis decalvans; Immunohistochemistry; Staphylococcus aureus; Tufted folliculitis

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIFAMPIN; SCALP; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 0032986687     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02675.x     Document Type: Article

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