Acne keloidalis nuchae and tufted hair folliculitis.
Acne keloidalis nuchae is a chronic, scarring folliculitis that affects mostly black patients and is located on the back of the neck of young adults. The course is progressive and leads to hypertrophic scarring, chronic abscesses and hair loss. We discuss the relationship between acne keloidalis and tufted hair folliculitis, pointing out the possibility that tufted hair folliculitis is not a specific disease but secondary to other progressive folliculitis like folliculitis decalvans, dissecting cellulitis or acne keloidalis.
Luz Ramos
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Department of Medical-Surgical Dermatology and Venerecology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, Spain.
Muñoz-Pérez
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Pons
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Ortega
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Camacho
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D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000153:Acne Keloid / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000473:pathology