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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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Effective treatment of folliculitis decalvans using selected antimicrobial agents
Caulloo Sillani, Zhang Bin, Zhao Ying, Cai Zeming, Yang Jian, Zhang Xingqi
Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Correspondence Address:
Zhang Xingqi
58, Zhong Shan, 2nd Road, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou - 510 080, Guangdong
China
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.66908
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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. |
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