Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans associated with acne keloidalis nuchae and tufted hair folliculitis

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-140

  Janjua, Shahbaz A ^a   Iftikhar, Nadia ^b   Pastar, Zrinjka ^c   Hosler, Gregory A ^d  

^a Ayza Skin and Research Center   (Pakistan)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia, general; Folliculitis, general; Keratosis, general

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFADROXIL; FUSIDIC ACID; PETROLATUM; RETINOID; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DARIER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS SPINULOSA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE KELOID; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; CICATRIX; CONSANGUINITY; FOLLICULITIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC;

EID: 39549116298     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809020-00009     Document Type: Article

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