title: Tufted hair folliculitis developing in a recalcitrant lesion of pemphigus vulgaris.
abstract: We describe tufted hair folliculitis that developed in a chronically erosive plaque on the scalp of a Japanese man patient with pemphigus vulgaris. After repeated intralesional corticosteroid injections, the erosive lesion improved, leaving multiple hairs emerging from single follicular openings. The current case suggests that localized exudative inflammatory lesions in the scalp regardless of cause can result in tufted hair formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saijyo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006197:Hair / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; D011241:Prednisone