title: Successful treatment of recalcitrant dissecting cellulitis of the scalp with ALA-PDT: case report and literature review.
abstract: A case of refractory dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) in a forty-one-year-old Chinese female patient was treated with a total of 6 sessions of topical ALA-PDT at one week intervals. The patient tolerated and responded well to this new approach without any adverse events. This suggested that topical ALA-PDT could be an effective and safe alternative for DCS patients who were refractory to other conventional therapies. We also reviewed etiology, pathophysiology, natural history and treatment options for DCS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Lei-Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Xiang
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D012873:Skin Diseases, Genetic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid
keywords: ALA-PDT; DCS; Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp