title: [Pomade crust of the scalp simulating cornu cutaneum].
abstract: A 63-year-old woman with a history of exaggerated use of topical skin care products of post-traumatic scarring alopecia presented with a monstrous cutaneous horn-like pomade crust of the scalp hidden beneath a wig. The crust consisted of corneocytes and bacterial debris. Pomade crusts have not been described previously in this localization. They are usually found in the inguinal or gluteal folds of infants, and occasionally in other body regions, e.g., on the face of adults.
authors.affiliation: Hautklinik Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Küppers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plewig
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations
vernacular_title: Pomadenkruste der Kopfhaut unter dem Bild eines Cornu cutaneum.