Tufted hair folliculitis: a pattern of scarring alopecia?
We present a patient with pemphigus vulgaris who, over the years, experienced the development of tufted hair folliculitis as a result of scalp involvement. Multiple hairs emerged from widely dilated follicular ostia surrounded by indurated, scarred skin. Histopathologic findings were typical for tufted hair folliculitis. We believe that because a specific host response to scalp injury might be crucial to the development of this rare disorder, it should be regarded as a type of scarring alopecia.
Institute for Dermatopathology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications