title: Effective treatment of folliculitis decalvans using selected antimicrobial agents.
abstract: Folliculitis Decalvans (FD) is a rare neutrophilic infammation of the scalp characterized by painful, recurrent purulent follicular exudation resulting in primary cicatricial alopecia. However, unclear etiology makes FD treatment a difficult task. A wide variety of topical and systemic agents have been tried previously, with varied results. We present here a case series report of a set of 13 patients with FD on antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Caulloo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sillani
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Cai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zeming
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xingqi