Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens successfully controlled with topical isotretinoin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 192-195

  Karpouzis, Anthony ^a   Giatromanolaki, Alexandra ^a   Sivridis, Efthymios ^a   Kouskoukis, Constantin ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp; Dissecting folliculitis of the scalp; Dissecting perifolliculitis of the scalp; Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens; Topical isotretinoin

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISSECTING PERIFOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PUSTULE; RELAPSE; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; SCALP DERMATOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037360985     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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