Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens: An unusual case triggered by trauma [9]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1143-1144

  El Sayed, F ^a,b,c   Ammoury, A ^a,b   Dhaybi, R ^a   Aftimos, G ^a   Bazex, J ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c Trad Hospital MC   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ISOTRETINOIN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTING CELLULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SCALP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748895926     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01639.x     Document Type: Letter

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