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Tufted hair folliculitis: A case report

Tufted folikülit: Bir olgu sunumu

Pages
120–122
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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We report this case since THF is rarely encountered disease and is difficult to be treated. (Turkderm 2013; 47: 120-2)

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Objective & Hypothesis:Tufted hair folliculitis (THF) is a recurrent and progressive folliculitis of the scalp that resolves with irregular areas of scarring alopecia within which numerous hair tufts emerge from dilated follicular openings.
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Key Findings & Data:A 14-year-old female presented with pruritic, inflammatory and exudating wounds on the scalp which appeared ten years ago.
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Conclusion & Impact:We report this case since THF is rarely encountered disease and is difficult to be treated. (Turkderm 2013; 47: 120-2)
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Abstract

Tufted hair folliculitis (THF) is a recurrent and progressive folliculitis of the scalp that resolves with irregular areas of scarring alopecia within which numerous hair tufts emerge from dilated follicular openings. A 14-year-old female presented with pruritic, inflammatory and exudating wounds on the scalp which appeared ten years ago. Dermatological examination revealed tufts of 10 to 15 apparently normal hair shafts in a sclerotic plaque measuring 15x25 cm on the parieto-occipital region of the scalp that emerge through dilated follicular openings. The patient was diagnosed by histopathological examination as having THF. Oral rifampicin 600 mg/day, cephalexin 1500 mg/day and vitamin C 1000 mg/day for 3 weeks were not effective, then, he was treated with isotretinoin 0.6 mg/kg/day for six months. The inflammation and exudation decreased by this treatment while hair tufting was persisting. We report this case since THF is rarely encountered disease and is difficult to be treated. (Turkderm 2013; 47: 120-2)

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Tufted folikülit (TF), saçlı derinin, tek bir folikül ağzından çok sayıda kılın çıkışı ve skatrisyel alopesi ile karakterize, kronik, ilerleyici, inflamatuvar bir hastalığıdır. On dört yaşında, kız çocuk, on yıldır devam eden saçlı deride akıntılı, kaşıntılı, iltihabi yaralar şikayetiyle polikliniğimize başvurdu. Dermatolojik muayenede, saçlı deride paryeto-oksipital bölgede, 15x25 cm boyutlarında, sklerotik plak zemininde, her bir dilate folikül ağzından 10-15 adet normal saçın dışarı çıktığı gözlendi. Histopatolojik inceleme ile TF tanısı kondu. Hastaya, 3 hafta boyunca verilen 600 mg/gün rifampisin, 1500 mg/gün sefaleksin, 1000 mg/gün vitamin C tedavisi etkili olmadı. Sonrasında 0,5 mg/kg/gün isotretinoin 6 ay süreyle verildi. Bu tedavi ile saçlı derideki inflamasyon ve eksudasyon azalırken, kümeleşmiş saçlar sebat ediyordu. TF tanısı konan bu olgu nadir görülmesi nedeniyle sunulmakta ve tedavisindeki güçlükler üzerinde durulmaktadır. (Türk­derm 2013; 47: 120-2)

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EKŞİOĞLU, M., ASTARCI, M., EKEN, A., BALTA, İ., BAYKIR, M., YÜKSEL, Ş. N. (2022). Tufted hair folliculitis: A case report. Türkderm-Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi, Cilt: 47 - Sayı: 2, 120–122. https://ajindex.com/articles/622309

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