Tufted hair folliculitis: Complete enduring response after treatment with rifampicin

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 396-398

  Pranteda, Guglielmo ^a   Grimaldi, M ^a   Palese, E ^a   Di Napoli, A ^a   Bottoni, U ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rifampicin; Staphylococcus aureus; Tufted hair folliculitis

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RIFAMPIN; SCALP DERMATOSES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 10644221179     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630410022440     Document Type: Article

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