title: Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: a successful treatment with photodynamic therapy.
abstract: Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is a rare inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology that usually occurs in the elderly. It is characterized by sterile pustules, chronic crusted erosions, cicatricial alopecia, and skin atrophy. The histopathology is nonspecific, and its pathophysiology remains undetermined, with various types of local trauma possibly acting as the triggering factor. We describe a case of EPDS in a 75-year-old female in whom there was a marked response to photodynamic therapy with methyl 5-aminolaevulinic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University Hospital, Malaga, Spain. meyergonzalez@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: López-Navarro
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrera-Acosta
authors.forename: Aguilera
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jose
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrera
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C475457:methyl 5-aminolevulinate; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid