title: Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of folliculitis decalvans.
abstract: Folliculitis decalvans is a chronic form of deep folliculitis that occurs on the scalp as patches of scarring alopecia at the expanding margins of which are follicular pustules. Treatment of folliculitis decalvans is extremely difficult with a resultant poor prognosis. Photodynamic therapy has been reported to be effective in disorders as acne or folliculitis. We report one patient with folliculitis decalvans who was successfully treated with photodynamic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain. ecastano.hflr@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castaño-Suárez
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romero-Maté
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arias-Palomo
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borbujo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011379:Prognosis