Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens--a case report.
Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens is a rare suppurative disease of the scalp of unknown aetiology. The treatment is usually difficult and often disappointing. In the case presented in the current work, the remission was achieved with nine-month isotretinoin treatment.
Omulecki
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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University, ul. Krzemieniecka 5, 94-017 Łódź, Poland.
Dabkowski
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Zak-Prelich
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp
D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D015474:Isotretinoin