title: Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.
abstract: Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disease of the scalp that results in scarring alopecia. We present a case of a 32-year-old man with recalcitrant disease who is now responding to treatment with isotretinoin. The pathogenesis, clinical presentation, disease associations, and histopathological findings are reviewed. Treatment can be challenging. The literature on medical and surgical therapeutic options is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Jyoti P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mundi
authors.forename: Shoshana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marmon
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D015474:Isotretinoin