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CLINICAL COSMETIC AND INVESTIGATIONAL DERMATOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 455-458Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/CCID.S301451
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dissecting cellulitis; perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens; adalimumab; TNF-alpha inhibitor
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Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp is a rare chronic inflammatory condition characterized by pustules, nodules, abscesses, and sinuses leading to scarring alopecia. Treatment of this condition is challenging, but a 38-year-old male patient with 5 years of history showed excellent response to adalimumab therapy with hair regrowth.
Dissecting cellulitis (DC) of the scalp or perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the scalp manifested by perifollicular pustules, nodules, abscesses and sinuses that result into scarring alopecia. Treatment of DC is challenging and often disappointing. We report a 38-year-old male patient with DC for 5 years, and multiple topical and systemic therapies had shown poor effect. This patient achieved excellent response to adalimumab with hair regrowth.
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