[Folliculitis decalvans].
A 58 year-old-male with folliculitis decalvans, a circumscribed chronic purulent folliculitis with subsequent hair loss and follicular atrophia is described. Staphylococcus aureus haemolyticus could be detected in the lesions. Local and systemic treatment with fusidic acid was effective.
D000505:Alopecia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005672:Fusidic Acid
Folliculitis decalvans.